When Can Chicks Go Outside into a Coop?
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- The Cream Legbar chicks are 3 weeks old now and fully feathered. Time to leave the Brooder Box and go outside into the coop. The important thing is to acclimatise them slowly if the temperatures are low.
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My chicks turned 3 weeks today. I think yours are older. Mine aren't fully feathered. Nice set up! I have mine in my bedroom which has been exhausting 😩 😩
Mine don't look anything like his either.
Mine doesn't look like thst either and mine are over 3 weeks
@@susantaylor8507 I think he must have gotten the age wrong. I am glad to hear I'm not the only one, I was starting to wonder if I was lied to about their age.
Mine are just 3 half weeks old and look like this. I live near Barrie Ontario so it's still cold at night. I built a 10 ft 8 × 8 coop. I'm concerned that they may still get too cold. I will put them out next week but keep their cage with heat plate open in the coop for a bit I think so they can freely go in and out. May 5th minus 1 or 5 some nights still.
Nice to see a video of chicks going outside in colder weather. I live in Canada and it seems all the videos I’ve been looking at or down south.
😂😂😂 that one was like no I want the shoulder
Another thing to consider is how many birds you have. If you have a lot, say 20 plus they will generate a lot of heat but if you only had 2 or 3 I would be waiting a bit longer before putting them out (when it’s cold weather).
Thats a great point. Thanks for making it. They do like to snuggle up if theres a lot of them. I've just checked on some 3 week old chicks that went outside yesterday and 9 of them are huddled together in one nest box. They have several available to use.
Thanks for the info! Nice set up. Your chicks look healthy and happy. 😉👍🐓
Thank you. You're very welcome. The chicks are doing well and are thriving. I gave them heat at night for a week and now its off completely. They have acclimatised well and are still happy and healthy. Thanks again for the interest and the comment.
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Thank you, very good information. My chickies are 1 week old, working on the coop and hopefully the weather warms soon
When it's the beginning of may and calling for freezing weather 😭
This was SO HELPFUL thank you
So sweet chikans
Hello. Thank you for an entertaining and informative video. I am new to raising chickens so I found this video very helpful.
Thank you so. Much for this I'm in the middle of this
good job they look happy and healthy ❤!
Great video! Thank you for the information!
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Greetings from the state of Oregon, USA! This was a great video, and very helpful to see, as I am 1st time chick owner. I purchased 2 chicks, from the local farming co-op store, and had no idea what I was going to be getting, as I had only had grown chickens before, which my husband had purchased for me when we lived in California. (We have since moved because the "political climate" there was unbearable and for too long unaffordable.) We purchased a home in Southern Oregon recently, and wanted to get some new chickens for our acre of land. Not knowing any better what to expect, I assumed the local farming store would have an area with chickens for people to purchase, but they only had chicks! Supposedly,thats the only way the sell them, and they get them in batches regularly. But in any event, even though I was expecting grown birds, I just couldnt refuse taking some home, as we'd already built the coop, and I just so happened to have a cage and 2 sources of heat for them. I figuered I'd make do with that, and so far so good!
The only small problem, besides my not knowing what to expect with baby chicks, was when the clerk at the store who picked out the 2 chicks for me, (1, a Barred Plymouth Rock, and the other a Black Star) were not too close to the same size at all, and I couldnt tell this until I'd gotten home, as they were quickly captured and put in a cardboard carrier. Also, the clerk never mentioned how old they were.
So I did some investigating on line, and based on my observations from what I had seen and read, (and the help of your video) the Barred Rock has to be about 7-10 days older the the Star. So I just have the minor challenge of keeping the temperature right and tolerable for them and their different size/growth needs.
Of course, now that it has been a month since I'd purchased them, the question of "when" was the right time to move them into their more spacious coop has been on my mind. I was a bit confused as to what you had said about what the right temperature was, as we in the U.S. dont use the metric system, and our heat degree's are Fahrenheit, not Celsius, But I can always look it up. What was especially helpful in this video, was at your mentioning of their age with a close up of your chicks, so I could see exactly what they looked like. In Fahrenheit temp.'s, 32° is freezing. I live at an elevation of 4,150 ft. above sea level, which from that, every 1000 ft. above it, the temp. drops 3°. Anyway, (sorry for the lengthy description) my point was, that based on what you shared, I feel I have at least another week or so letting them sleep inside the house, because it only gets about 10° above freezing at night and it has just started to warm up a bit more recently from the 30°-ish temps that are typically the norm. The temps really start to become more comfortable at this point in mid May here, and more-so in the coming weeks and months. I do let them out in the day to get used to their new coop, but as soon as the sun goes down, those sweet little birds go right into their basket and wait for me to carry them into the house to their "brooder" cage, and often enough, they settle right into their shredded paper shavings and go right to sleep. They're just adorable and precious little sweethearts, and very easy to care for. Thanks for the good information and good visuals of your birds and the specifics of how you care for them. It couldn't have come at a better time.
Peace and blessings to you and yours always~ A.C.
Hi from the UK. Thanks so much for your comment. You sound like you have a great setup and you're looking after your chicks so well. Apologies for the Celcius / Fahrenheit thing. All temperatures I talk about in the video are Celcius. In the future, I'll try to remember to refer to both C and F in my videos. Keep in touch and let us see some pics of your birds perhaps. Thanks again for the comment xxxxxx
Hello from Southern Oregon as well!
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So you left one blue state for another lol just say you're broke and can't afford CA
My chicks are 3 weeks old. In the next 2 weeks I plan on putting them into their coop. I figure I can put their light for heat at night but it should be fine during the day. Our daytime temperature is 80 degrees or so and they will be locked inside the coop for 2 week so that they will know where to sleep. They are my only chickens so no worries about introducing them to others. The biggest problem I've had is room. My girls are large breed so not alot of room inside a brooder box that is a Rubbermaid tote.
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Since the seasons are different in America than in Australia, do you place your chickens outside during our winter months of November, December, etc ? In Texas, I put mine outside in April-May when they are old enough. Last bunch I had I didn’t do anything but put them in the coop. I didn’t have any problems which is what I plan on doing for my 4 week old chicks when they get old enough to move to the coop. Thanks for the video
Hi mate, first I've got to say thankyou as I've searched everywhere to find this kind of info. I have 3 six week old and they're lamp is all the way up now how do I get them from the box to the coop as I don't have power in the garden. Also I live in the UK round the Midlands so should be getting the similar weather to you considering your accent. Any help appreciated and thanks again
Loved your video!
HI I love the video- I love the chicks---and I notice even in the UK chickens are messy there too. I knew when you moved them and said "lets see what they are up to"---I knew already---EATING. And- I thought English chickens wouldn't mess up their water so quickly. I live in the desert- it gets up to 115 in the summer- its in the 90s now- and in a month will be 105-110. So obviously I try to get heat tolerant chickens. However, its really hot here but from about Nov/Dec to Feb/March its very cold at night- (for us)--40s and 50s. I use lamps for heat- and the problem with lamps is you cant use them with a brood box in a coop- because the big chickens get too hot or dont like the light so they fight, so I was thinking of how I could heat it without a huge expense or fire danger- and you have the perfect solution. I have never seen those for sale so will have to look online. Thank you ---Great video. I subscribed and will thumbs up it too.
Great advice, we are just starting out with chickens and moving them outside is the part that is worrying me. At the moment we have eggs in our incubator, so it will be April time for moving them outside. Where our coop is we won't have any heat.
Hi there. Apologies for taking so long to answer you. We've been so busy and we've had internet connection issues as we live in the middle of nowhere. Have they hatched yet? The weather could still be potentially very cold at night in April so you may want to keep them inside in the brooder box for another couple of weeks. My chick coop is some way from the house so I've rigged up an extension lead so I can plug the brooder plate in to keep them warm. If they are fully feathered they should be OK toward the end of April. Let me know if you need any more help.
I let my hens brood and raise their own chicks. The hens watch over their babies and take care of them. There’s no issues.
Same here. Plus it's fun to see them walk the chick's around to show them off to the other animals and chickens.
I just built my brooder inside my coop. When they can hoop in and out their own. They are ready. Just make sure the exit is to small for the older chickens.
So I kind of let them decide.
I built my brooder in the coop, as well, when night time temps were high enough so that the light in the brooder a sufficient heat overnight. A small sliding door is opened in the am, closed at night. Light is on a timer, coinciding with cooler parts of the day.
here in Dallas, TX my birds i took them to mobil coop in day 5 and stay out side at night with 70 F look like they ok
Mine go in later because I’m adding them to a 2 year old group of hens.
My chicks are 7 weeks old and they have been outside the last four nights. Tonight it’s supposed to be in the 30’s which is colder than normal. Do you think they will be ok out in the coop or should I bring them back into the garage?? There is no heat in the coop.
How did it go with your chicks ?? Mine are 5 weeks old about ready to go out their so big i know they need to be moved but i worry....I'm in the US Michigan...hope your chicks do good ❤
@@pamelawhite5036 - they were fine! I did put some plastic around the coop because the winds were so strong that night. They have been outside ever since!
If the temperature outside goes to about 30 Celsius - will the plastic cover on top the cage make it too hot for the chickens ?
If the sides of the run were enclosed then yes it would be its only on the top and its not transparent so it actually provides shade for the chickens when its hot and sunny.
@@thesmallholdingdiaries7833 thank you !
I live in Florida it is 90 during the day and high 70: at night
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Oh wow. How did they ever do it in the old days.
Well if they have a mama hen, they have a giant 100° animal to snuggle under whenever they need and built in protection from the mom and surrounding roosters.
@@carolinewiese5 my baby chicks go right to the coup. The hens adopt them. The rooster doesn’t care as long as he get laid.
@@timesthree5757 yeah I think this video is mostly for people who don't have a hen to take care of the babies. If you've got hens, easy peasy! Nature is simpler.
@@carolinewiese5 yea Maybe.
What if you have to introduce them to a coup with older birds in it. Will they beat the little guys up?
They may do. Its a size thing not an age thing. Bigger birds tend to bully the smaller ones but you could try my method of introducing new chickens to a flock. It's another video on this channel. Basically you keep them next to each other (they can see each other but can't physically touch) for a week or 2 until they get used to each other then let them mix. There will always be issues as they try to find the new pecking order and there will always be someone at the bottom but thats nature I'm afraid.
@@thesmallholdingdiaries7833 Yes I just tried that after two days of being next to each others and it was instant attack and feathers everywhere. I'll wait a while and next time its the garden hose for the bullies!
My chicks are 6 weeks old and are pretty big, I live on Long Island the weather during the day is high 70s and weather at night has been 55-60s do u think they can go outisde?
I think so yes. As I say in the video, its all about how feathered they are. They should be fine at 6 weeks. Try it and keep an eyes on them. As long as they have the ability to snuggle up together at night they should be fine. Let me know how they get on xxxxx
Do you have to feed them every day?
You have to make sure they always have food available yes.
Do you need to be fed everyday?
Two degrees F or C?
Hiya. All temperatures in the video are Celcius not Fahrenheit as I'm in the UK. In the future I'll try and remember to use both C and F for my US viewers. Thanks so much for the interest and the question.
@@thesmallholdingdiaries7833 Thank you. And here I was thinking you were in Australia!
So how long before they go outside and have no heat
It depends on the ambient temperature but I introduce them to the colder weather slowly over a week or 10 days. Gently acclimatise them and they should be fine after a couple of weeks.
Please help! We have chicks that are 2-3 weeks old. One is scratching all the fluff off around one eye. I can't find anything about this online any where. We have separated her from the others, but don't know what to do beyond that. She also looks damp between her wings on the back, but we can't tell what from.
Have you checked for mites? They are really hard to spot as they are so tiny. Have a really close look. Handle the chick and see if you can find any on it or on your hands once youve handled it.
@@PO-vu2em That could very well be it! What would you recommend? DE powder?
@@sherrikoopmans1362 yeah, make sure it's food grade. Diatomatious Earth works great!
I make a dust bath from DE, wood ash and contractor sand. They love it!
@@fullofgracehomestead Thanks, that seemed to help!
My chickens are just there new feathers but i want to wait till there bigger because of my turkey i don't want her picking on the chicks
Please be nice ❤
I much prefer using a broody hen as to a brooder setup, I barely have to do a thing!
Me too but some people don't have the ability to do that.
@@thesmallholdingdiaries7833 It's something I definitely recommend!
For us it wasn't really a choice, one of our missing hens just popped up out of nowhere with 8 chicks, another was brooding a nest of eggs in a very hard to reach spot, so we let her be and she ended up hatching another 10.
So far, we've only lost 1 chicken, and 1 toe (to a mouse). The first 8 chicks are 8 weeks old now and the other 10 are around 4-ish weeks.
The hens teach them how to find food and keep them warm, which is all I could really ask for! My only issue with hen brooding is that you have to keep them in an enclosed space (so the chicks don't get lost, drown in water, etc.) and also make sure all the chicks are with mum at night.
Apart from that, its been so hands off that I fully trust the hens to take care of their chicks.
I had 22 chicks, a snake 🐍 got in and just about cleaned me out. Left me with 9 chicks. The snake 🐍 was so full that he couldn't fit through the hole 🕳️ that he came in. 😢
Sad to hear. Hope your haveing better time with your chicks
@@assessmenttreatment8445 I had a bad experience eating 🍴 snake 🐍 when I was a teen. My uncle offered me cracker with a spread of something, after eating 🍴 it he then told me that it was rattle snake 🐍 pate🤮. Since then I never had a taste for snake 🐍😖
Where do you live?
@@karennaimo5157 : hello Karen, I live in rural Arkansas, USA 🇺🇸.
I'm in Arkansas as well. I never had snake but when I was little, we had raccoon once and possum once. The possum was getting in our coop at that time. I think I was 8 or 9. I'm 36 now. Lol
Cover its eyes, be quiet 1 sec
it amazes me the ego of people and how fragile they make everything out to be. Witht hem being the only hope to save things. chickens were always hatched in the chicken house and stayed there being part of the flock from the start. people didn't have to baby them or sleep with them or other nonsense to have chickens.
Very true, but only when they had a mother hen. If you’re hatching them out yourself, they do require special attention/accommodations.
If no hen they need lots of care.. Heat lamp
truth be told i’d coddle a squirrel if i could get my hands on one …love me some animals 😂
@@theresamurphy9799 amen Theresa my husband says I’ll probably bring my chickens in come winter time. I’m a nana of many grandchildren and I cuddle everything ❤
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