NCBonnie
Chirping
- Dec 31, 2020
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I've got 10 mixed breed 3+ week-old chicks and several of them "appear" fully feathered (ie, little to no downy fluff left) and quarters are starting to get a little tight (currently in a 100 gallon brooder with heat-lamp temps stable at 80 degrees). Would it be safe, for example, to transfer my 3 RIRs out to the coop now and leave the remaining 7 chicks in the brooder? I'm in North Carolina and the overnight temps are averaging above 30 degrees. My plan has always been to keep them all in the brooder until 6 weeks but, again, space is of a premium.