Transition to outside

[Ncfarm828]

Our chicks hatched on June 6th. Third time raising chicks in a brooder and these 9 are messy!! They’re honestly bigger than my other flocks were at this age. My partner wants to move them outdoors to our small chicken coop/run. It’s attached to our main chicken run, so they’ll get some interaction with our other chickens. We live in North Carolina, so temps fluctuate 90-80s during the day and mid 70s at night. Could we move them outside at this point? I told him no, but I wanted to check and see with others that may have, or haven’t done the same. Thank you!

 

[nuthatched]

At a month, kick them out. There's no reason to keep them in any longer.

 

[Ncfarm828]

At a month, kick them out. There's no reason to keep them in any longer.

Music to my husbands ears

 

[kattabelly]

With those temps and having nine of them, they could've gone out two weeks ago.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You'll need to integrate them with your older chickens, do you know how to do that?

This is my article on Integrating, with lots of pics:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-a-pictorial-guide.79343/

And here is another excellent article on integrating flocks:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-chickens-step-by-step.72815/

 

[50-45-1]

Mine get out of the house at 2 weeks, no matter what it's like outside. I have a walk in coop and just isolate a corner for them while they integrate.
Sometimes the heat lamp goes too.
I just can't stand the dust, smell and noise after 2 weeks.

 

[Bigdumogre]

There is so much crazy info out there when place them outside. When mine were 2 weeks old I started putting them outside for a few hours a day and will be moving them out at the month mark. I know we care a lot for our chickens and just over think it and forget they are meant to be outside. I get weather does play a huge roll in it too though.

 

[kattabelly]

There is so much crazy info out there when place them outside. When mine were 2 weeks old I started putting them outside for a few hours a day and will be moving them out at the month mark. I know we care a lot for our chickens and just over think it and forget they are meant to be outside. I get weather does play a huge roll in it too though.

Mine start going outside for short periods at two days old unless the weather is really awful!