Go ahead and move them out. I raise mine outdoors from Day One, using Mama Heating Pad, and our springtime chick season temps are still in the twenties, dipping into the teens! We can get snow in June….one year our last snowfall was on June 21, the first official day of summer, and our first snowfall of that year was on September 21, the first day of Fall. My chicks thrive.
They'll probably be more upset by the changes. Expect huddling and a first class chickie-temper tantrum, especially as it starts getting dark. They huddle just as much for security as they do for warmth, so when you see them snuggled together it doesn’t mean they are freezing….it means they are nervous about the new environment. Let them sort it out and start exploring at their own pace. And at night, as the sun goes down, they’ll let you know in no uncertain terms that it’s getting dark and you need to fix it right now! You can cave and give them a night light, I guess. Some folks do. My chicks never see an artificial light of any kind, ever. Makes that a non-issue for me. It won’t be for you. But they’ll forgive you.
They'll probably be more upset by the changes. Expect huddling and a first class chickie-temper tantrum, especially as it starts getting dark. They huddle just as much for security as they do for warmth, so when you see them snuggled together it doesn’t mean they are freezing….it means they are nervous about the new environment. Let them sort it out and start exploring at their own pace. And at night, as the sun goes down, they’ll let you know in no uncertain terms that it’s getting dark and you need to fix it right now! You can cave and give them a night light, I guess. Some folks do. My chicks never see an artificial light of any kind, ever. Makes that a non-issue for me. It won’t be for you. But they’ll forgive you.
