When Can Baby Chicks Move Out To The Coop? | Transitioning Your Chicks!

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

I am sooooo ready for them to move out.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I’m sorry 😭😭😭

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead They're in my living room. 😔😔 With a one bedroom tiny house there is no other place they could be but besides the dust and the constant need to deal with the livestock smell, I'm ready to evict them hopefully by the end of the week when I finish the chicken run.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Oh noooo! We have ours in the garage but we do have a second brooder in our house for our friend and we are ready for those to be evicted for sure 😂

[@nickm7209]

never put your chicks in your house.

[@thomasg4324]

*Skip to **6:10** mark to get to the subject at hand.* Don't waste your life.........unless you like commercials.

[@KaulitzWolf]

A solid outdoor brooder has been game changing for my chicken rearing. I keep them inside for the first 4-6 weeks then move them out with a brooder plate until 12-16weeks when I introduce them to the flock overnight.

[@packy0462]

We have 6 Silkies that just turned 2 weeks in a large tote, and building a 4'x2' brooder for them so they can grow in. This will be our new brooder for all future babies. Thanks for the info.

[@commonmannn4961]

Just got 15 chicks del'd. Got a 32 sq ft brooder with chicken wire top in an outbuilding, all set up and ready. Bottom of door is chicken wire so my laying hens can watch them grow. Checking in because I've never introduced brooder chicks to a going hen house. I have my plan, but I'm casting about for any addition chicken wisdom. Anyway, big news: Those little puffballs can walk through chicken wire like it isn't there. lol

[@nogames8982]

I keep them in the house for the first week or two and then they go outside with a mama’s heating pad cave. Works beautifully.

[@kitdriscoll1288]

heating pad cave? Can you explain?

[@KaulitzWolf]

​@@kitdriscoll1288Check out brooder plates, I think that's what theyre referring to.

[@vamountainman2512]

If you're doing the deep litter method and don't let them spill the water source, it can take a surprisingly long time before any smell develops. If they spill they water......all best are off. Gets raunchy quick like.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

This is so valuable! Moisture will ruin it all!

[@laattardo]

Truth, I've had this happen

[@dart336]

2 months is perfect. I got mine end of season without a coop or run ready. First ones in over a decade. I raised them in a brooder meant for the cat. The cat lost the litter so I bought chicks. We made some mistakes on that one especially with the sudden poop build up and cleaning. The one plus is that the prolonged small brooder made them to be conditioned for confinement. They love the transition to the nice covered run. it got cold fast after the first week of November. This helped them survive the first winter. Now they are running free range in my fenced yard in the afternoons. My girls are pretty much happy. When I do it again, I'm going to try for longer in a better brooder. Preferably not at the end of season.

[@fernandofrancisco8219]

Im in Florida I have them outside since day 1

[@batman562010]

I just got 4. Living here in South Carolina I’m excited we don’t have super cold winters

[@onethriftykitty]

Very helpful info for my 1st time raising chicks, thanks!!

[@hollywood_5848]

Great video! I am new to the chicken world so everyday is a fresh start! Enjoying it to say the least and hoping the 5 pullets I bought at tractor supply at 3 days old make it a long long time! Have had them for a week now and they do start growing pretty quick, so I am excited to start getting them out for some sun and playtime outside and out of my kitchen....supervised of course! I also used your link and bought a 1lb bag of GrubTerra, so hopefully my chics love it like I read most typically do.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Hey thanks! I appreciate the comment and you grabbing that Grubterra! We just LOADED our girls up with some yesterday 😂! I’m so excited for you! Your first chicks are so exciting and you’re being introduced to this whole awesome world of chickens! Good luck with your chicks!

[@cyn7869]

Very helpful! Thanks! Happy Easter!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You’re welcome, thank you for watching! Happy Easter!!

[@josephrosser4609]

Great video. First time with chickens. We live in NE Oklahoma. Daytime temps now range between 60 to 75. Nighttime is still between 40 to 50. We have four that are five weeks today and are still in our brooder. They are probably 90% feathered. My plan is to let them stay in the inside coop only for a few hours the next three or four days and then let them into the run for a bit. Daytime only. I don’t know at what point I can let them stay in the coop full time. Does my plan sound ok? After 6 to 8 weeks when fully feathered, can they stay in the coop full time without a heat source? Thanks for your great information.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Sorry for the late reply, we were on vacation! You sound like you’ve got a good plan to me! Definitely seems like you’ve done your homework and you’re on the right track!

[@ashleysj9254]

Whenever we first got our baby chicks we used a plastic laundry basket im surprised they couldnt fit through the holes lol and me or my dad would have clean it every morning kinda exhausting but i wouldnt have want them to be around filth and we would take them outside where we could see them while we cleaned there laundry basket home lol

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I love it 😂! I’ve never seen a laundry basket used but I could definitely see it working well!

[@sheliadean9548]

Thank you for sharing this information with us

[@MissAllyson707]

What’s the coldest evening temperature that 4 week old chicks can handle? I live in Northern California, August summer nights are running in the low 60’s. Is that too cold for them?

[@shaunbrachmann2636]

Little velociraptor kangaroos, they jump a lot! 😊

[@CartelSinaloaEL77]

Yes I had a baby chick that I raised as it grew the hen will not leave me alone I feed it worms as a chick and thought it to look for worms as baby chicks

[@MosaicHomestead]

I'm in the tropics, winters don't exist here, im raising some of my wild chickens, those suckers were jumping out of the brooder after 3 days, none of my bought chicks can do this, my wild chicks can easily fly 3 to 4 feet without any problems, I let my chickens roam around without supervision after 6 weeks, a goose, turkey or a mature rooster will protect chickens from predators.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You are living my dream 😂!!

[@MosaicHomestead]

Paradise comes with hurricane season, but I'm building a chicken bunker to keep my chickens safe.

[@KitchenFamilyHomestead]

These are our first chicks. So no other birds in our coop to worry about. I currently have the brooder in a corner of my shed. I’ve been noticing some of the birds perching on top of the brooder box at night. It’s a 24” foldable brooder not really suitable for a cover. Here in Tennessee our night time temps are in the 40s & 50s. I’m thinking about moving them to the coop even though they are only 2-3 weeks old. Would I be making a mistake doing that? I have a small dog kennel outside that I tried to let them roam around in during the day but they’re so small they were able to sneak thru the holes.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Does your coop have any heat? If it isn’t heated and it was me I wouldn’t put them out that early. If it’s heated I would definitely consider it.

[@KitchenFamilyHomestead]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead No it’s not heated. If I connected all my extension cords I pull probably make it all the way out there to provide heat.

[@droneflight2050]

Great info! Thanks again.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@lesapollock5895]

When can you take the lamp away?

[@rlopez18m]

very helpful to me! thank you so much!

[@marywoodworth395]

You said UTah....I'm in southern Idaho. 2 ft of snow . Glad to find someone that is near me with weather etc. Do you hatch chickens.?

[@debbiewebber1582]

@whitepepper farms...I believe you are the gentleman who I talked to about Tyson chickens that we were sure were infertal, but figured practicing with the incubator was a good idea.... 9 chicks later, I have more questions. These are obviously meat birds but we don't want to eat this ground , but start with their children. I can't believe I'm talking like this😮😮😮, but I'm just wondering if they can go in a regular coop with regular chickens? We haven't got any regular chickens yet because we are going to Wyoming in June to get them. Next question can these big birds get onto a roost? I have 2 adult hens from Tyson that are happy, I guess, in my bunny hutch. My bunny moved indoors. The next question is can I toss pins shavings into the chicken compost area, or is that bad for the grown chicken? Enough questions for now. Thanks

[@dhodge9057]

How old do they need to be before starting the treats & vegetables?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

At about 3 weeks you can start introducing them to things!

[@laattardo]

I literally have to clean daily. I only have a baby pen for them. I have to get my coop setup and then they can go out with a lamp. The rain needs to go away!

[@Mama_Sandoval1]

I’m in Texas, around 90-100 degrees is it okay to put them outside?

[@joethompson2910]

HAHAHAHAHA..."Teenage velociraptors"..... My wife and I have called them velociraptors for 3 years....😂

[@cryptocoin76]

Thanks for the video. I started with 5 chicks. And now I have 3. I have had chickens before so what would your advice be. Should I get 2 more and have 5 or should I keep the 3 and try more chicks next year?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Hi! Did two of your chicks not make it? If you’re thinking about potentially adding new chicks in with your other chicks it CAN be difficult depending on how you do it. If your original chicks are older than the new chicks, they can pick on or trample the younger chicks. We actually ran into this same issue this year. We got chicks, some died, and then got more chicks a couple weeks later. What we had to do was set up a second brooder for the younger chicks to keep them separated and then we will introduce them when they are older and ready to go to the coop. If you’re able to setup another brooder, definitely do it! If not, it may be smart to wait until next year or to find chicks the same age as the ones you already have. I really hope I understood your question right 😂.

[@cryptocoin76]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead yes. What happened. Was when I got them. 3 of them came from one brooder. And 2 came from another. So the two that came from the other brooder basically got bullied to death. We noticed after the second one that died wouldn’t eat because the other chicks wouldn’t let her. I might try 3 but I don’t know if it’s too small of a flock? For me it’s perfect but I don’t know if 3 is enough for them. Does that make sense 😅

[@carlyrose94]

What happened if other adult hens are pecking at the chicks and chasing them away from the feed?

[@laurab.8607]

Do you need them to be fully feathered if your temperatures are already above 80 degrees ? I live in Arizona.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

That’s a good question! How cold is it an night? I’ve never ran into that situation and I don’t know anyone who has either so I’m hesitant to say for sure 😂. How old are they right now?

[@St3ph3ndavid]

I live in Az as well, I built a middle stage for my chicks out on the back patio for them and they love it! How I did it was set the chip bed on the concrete with a heat lamp over them. This combination seems pretty effective at keeping them warm at night when it drops to 50, while keeping them comfortable with the cool concrete during the day. The setup I made is plywood framed chicken wire box that’s about the size of the container in the background of this video. For full context I only have 3 so I didn’t have an issue with crowding as much as someone with many more probably would

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

This is amazing!! Thank you for sharing!

[@laurab.8607]

Right now it drops into mid fifties but I’m getting them in a month (this May ) so it should be a lot warmer at night

[@manny3k710]

​@@laurab.8607 I started leaving my 8 week old chicks outside and they seem fine (I'm in Southern California) I made them an area that shields them from the sun and blocks off the wind. It drops to mid 50's here at night too, but them huddling together seems to keep them warm enough

[@josiahpacheco6361]

I should have watched this sooner lol i put chicken wire on top at soon as one flew across the room

[@MegaKg9]

What heat plate is that

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

This one here! amzn.to/3Zldsly

[@Zenia.Creates]

Thank youuu so much

[@JennJennPA]

Nooo these little monsters have been able to FLY over all the rails. Even when its only 6. Buff Orpingtons are nuts. They were just shy of 6 weeks n we put them out. Now theyre almost 9 weeks......7 escaped and we havent seen them in two days. Pretty sure they are no more😢

[@TheJemstar28]

❤

[@SWFLJetSkiRiders]

🎉

[@odin1026]

A play pen…

[@DillMan-z8x]

Nah I threw mine in a coop at 3 weeks they did great

[@spartaragekick6202]

sooo like there where bird chicks that couldnt fly....hopping around n my yrd....& hopping twrds my puppy....who soooo wanted to put em n her mouth....soooo i googled what 2do...right....it said to call game warden....then game watden told me to call animal rehad....then animal rehad told me to just let em go....sooo i did....now they hopped n2 my neighbors yrd....sooooo not my problem any more....

[@spartaragekick6202]

& game warden told me 2put em n a box....thats when animal rehad told me to let em go...geez....

[@spartaragekick6202]

google needs to explain stuff better....

[@lazulimoon1970]

Ok. No more fuzzi stuff anywhere.

[@barbjarvi6543]

❤️♥️

[@joedon1706]

They look like they will taste good.

[@theamericanhiker9655]

Getting my golden comet’s tomorrow