Just sharing my cute chickies outside for the first time today…

[Witchychickens]

Our girls got their first short trip outdoors today.

Silkie (unnamed), Olive (olive egger), Opal (lavender Orpington), Pearl (Australorp), Eleanor (Black Copper Marans) are all roughly 4 weeks old and Coconut “coco” (leghorn), and Bluebell (EE) are roughly 5 weeks old.

We did about 30 min since it was a bit chilly (55) and partly cloudy and they’re not fully feathered quite yet.

I’m wondering when we can ditch the radiant heat brooder? They still do go under it from time to time. The room they live in is about 68 degrees. I was thinking I could shut it off during the day and turn it on at night for a week?

 

[rosemarythyme]

That'll be fine, turning it off in day and on at night.

They actually can handle being out in your current temperatures without heat, but do need to be acclimated first. If possible do progressively longer outings, and get them fully off heat in the next week or so, and they can move out if the coop is ready.