when can i move my hens outside?

[amyunderwood307]

my hens are 4 weeks old today! i live in illinois and while today it rained, its usualy pretty warm in may! and in june the heat gets pretty hot. when can i get them to be outside for good? there getting to big for a brooder

 

[ChicKat]

As I understand it, when they have a full set of feathers, they are able to deal with the environment. (Especially if you have a nice shelter/coop for them to get in out of the weather). I got one in October that was 4-weeks....and she was mostly feathered but she had some feathers that looked like marabou -- She is doing fine. 4-weeks should be O.K. IMO.

It will be interesting to see what comments you get on your question. Especially from Iowains!

 

[amyunderwood307]

the midwest weather is tricky, the summers can be brutally hot, and the winters can be brutally cold! haha. they have all the feathers from what i can see, i'm waiting until a nice day to bring them to there new chicken coop. I'm thinking by next saturday they should definetly be ready.

 

[Judy]

duplicate

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/664193/when-can-i-move-my-hens-outside#post_8965807