Transition to coop

[Chickchick121]

Will my 10 week old chickens be fine to transition to the coop without a heat source? The low will be 30 on Sunday.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

At 10 weeks they should be fully feathered and just fine in those temperatures.

 

[3KillerBs]

I have chicks that are less than 6 weeks off heat in those temperatures right now.

Have your chicks been acclimated to the outdoors yet?

 

[Chickchick121]

I have chicks that are less than 6 weeks off heat in those temperatures right now.

Have your chicks been acclimated to the outdoors yet?

They have been on our screened in porch in a brooder for several weeks.

 

[3KillerBs]

They have been on our screened in porch in a brooder for several weeks.

Then they should be ready.

 

[aresto]

Hi, I have a similar situation and I’m nervous, please point me in the right direction.

I have three 9-week old chickens fully feathered and four 7-week old chickens also fully feathered. Out of the seven total, two have small spots with feathers growing, but fully covered for the most part. I’ve had them in a brooder inside my garage since a couple of days old, for the past week the temperature inside the garage has been 50-54 degrees Fahrenheit. They outgrew the brooder and today I moved them to their outside coop. The outside temperature will drop to 27 degrees Fahrenheit tonight, inside the coop it is 36-38 degrees Fahrenheit as of now with no supplemental heat. Should I bring them inside the garage into their brooder or will they be fine outside without heat? Coop has no draft. They looked fine eating, drinking, and scratching. It was their first time inside their coop, so we put them on the rooster bar before locking the door and they appeared to be fine, each in their own spot next to each other, but without getting under each other.

Thank you!

 

[NatJ]

Hi, I have a similar situation and I’m nervous, please point me in the right direction.

I have three 9-week old chickens fully feathered and four 7-week old chickens also fully feathered. Out of the seven, two have small spots with feathers growing, but fully covered for the most part. I’ve had them in a brooder inside my garage since a couple of days old, for the past week the temperature inside the garage has been 50-54 degrees Fahrenheit. They outgrew the brooder and today I moved them to their outside coop. The outside temperature will drop to 27 degrees Fahrenheit tonight, inside the coop it is 36-38 degrees Fahrenheit as of now with no supplemental heat. Should I bring them inside the garage into their brooder or will they be fine outside without heat? Coop has no draft.

Thank you!

Your chicks will probably be fine in the coop. But you might sleep better if you bring them back into the garage for the night, because then you won't be worrying about them.

I think either choice could be reasonable in this situation.

Edit to add: did that brooder in the garage have supplemental heat this past week or so? If it was at the garage temperature, the chicks should be fine outside. But if the brooder was heated to a warmer temperature, the chicks may not be ready for the coop tonight. You could bring them into the garage but not provide any heat in the brooder, as another step in transitioning from heated brooder to unheated outdoor coop.

 

[aresto]

Your chicks will probably be fine in the coop. But you might sleep better if you bring them back into the garage for the night, because then you won't be worrying about them.

I think either choice could be reasonable in this situation.

Edit to add: did that brooder in the garage have supplemental heat this past week or so? If it was at the garage temperature, the chicks should be fine outside. But if the brooder was heated to a warmer temperature, the chicks may not be ready for the coop tonight. You could bring them into the garage but not provide any heat in the brooder, as another step in transitioning from heated brooder to unheated outdoor coop.

Greetings and thank you!

I stopped the radiant heater about 3 days ago, just with the garage heater up to around 53 degrees F with occasional opening of exterior doors.

 

[NatJ]

Greetings and thank you!

I stopped the radiant heater about 3 days ago, just with the garage heater up to around 53 degrees F with occasional opening of exterior doors.

In that case, I might bring them into the garage for tonight but with no garage heater at all. That would make it a little warmer than the coop but not much.

Or just leave them in the coop and they will probably be fine that way too.

 

[aresto]

In that case, I might bring them into the garage for tonight but with no garage heater at all. That would make it a little warmer than the coop but not much.

Or just leave them in the coop and they will probably be fine that way too.

Thank you very much! I brought them inside and even turned the garage heater off. The garage is now at 41 degrees F. The chickens look fine, and when they are done playing, eating, or drinking, they either roost or cuddle. I think they are cuddling more now since I turned off the radiant heater a few days ago and more so now that the garage is colder, but I don’t see them acting weird. When I open the brooder, they all jump out of it and go crazy for worm treats.