When do you put chicks outside?

Pampered chicken girl · Wednesday at 3:15 PM

It depends for me on weather but usually 6 weeks

Tonyroo · Wednesday at 3:20 PM

It's always weather related and also if your outdoor brooder is setup properly, that's if you have one.

Mine go out usually at 4 day olds.

Pampered chicken girl · Wednesday at 3:21 PM

Tonyroo said:
It's always weather related and also if your outdoor brooder is setup properly, that's if you have one.

Mine go out usually at 4 day olds.

Ok thanks but can you vote please

SilverBirds · Wednesday at 3:28 PM

Depends on the weather and how many chicks I have. Usually 1-3 weeks old.

AmeraucanaHank · Wednesday at 3:29 PM

I usually have them be able to have some time outside ever since they're day olds but It depends on the weather. I have a little $50 coop and run that I have them live once they're 5-6 weeks old, until they are old enough to brave the grown up chickens pecking order.

Pampered chicken girl · Wednesday at 3:31 PM

AmeraucanaHank said:
I usually have them be able to have some time outside ever since they're day olds but It depends on the weather. I have a little $50 coop and run that I have them live once they're 5-6 weeks old, until they are old enough to brave the grown up chickens pecking order.

Ya I breed them for 4 to 6 weeks inside and then I moved them to their grow out coop till they are 20 weeks or big enough to be with the adults. My adults can be kind of brutal LOL

AmeraucanaHank · Wednesday at 3:34 PM

Pampered chicken girl said:
Ya I breed them for 4 to 6 weeks inside and then I moved them to their grow out coop till they are 20 weeks or big enough to be with the adults. My adults can be kind of brutal LOL

That's basically exactly what I do! :lol:

do you brood them inside your house?!?

jus10inla · Wednesday at 3:36 PM

Day one. Start integrating at 4 wks (door from brooder pen opend) by 6-8 wks there all sleeping together with big chickens.

door from brooder to layers is 4”x4”, chicks can run thru to hide back in there room but big girls cant get to them.

AmeraucanaHank · Wednesday at 3:43 PM

jus10inla said:
6-8 wks there all sleeping together with big chickens.

Are they Okay with them?

chicken_who · Wednesday at 3:49 PM

Depends if I use a hen or I incubate. I have only incubated once and they were outside in the shed with a brooder plate when they started to smell lol. When I’m using a broody hen I allow the hen access outdoors from her separate coop into a run so she can decide whether she wants the chicks outside.

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