[FRUITFULL]

The babies are coming on for 4 weeks old now and still indoors under the lamp but spending a few hours in the garden on the warm sunny days and loving it!
When can they go outside in their new home?when do i change the food from chick crumbs?and do they need injections etc as my vet couldnt answer that one?
I need to learn so much!!

[chickenlady]

Hi there fruitfull! chickies can move onto growers pellets at about 6-8 wks some people mix a bit of growers in with the crumb from about 4 wks. If they are well feathered up and indoors I would have their lamp off during the day at least (my 3 and 5 weekers are off heat but indoors still) 5-6 wks i would say they could go outside! I would go by their feathering though if they still have fluffy bits i would leave it a bit longer! as for injections mainly large breeders/commercial growers etc do this and would need starting from day old! the vaccines only come in large (1000's) quantities hope this helps

[FRUITFULL]

Thank you!i will get some growers pellets and turn the light off in the day.
They are eating so much more in the last 2 days!

[Jane-M]

It's like hardening off seedlings 

Hi there fruitfull! chickies can move onto growers pellets at about 6-8 wks some people mix a bit of growers in with the crumb from about 4 wks. If they are well feathered up and indoors I would have their lamp off during the day at least (my 3 and 5 weekers are off heat but indoors still) 5-6 wks i would say they could go outside! I would go by their feathering though if they still have fluffy bits i would leave it a bit longer! as for injections mainly large breeders/commercial growers etc do this and would need starting from day old! the vaccines only come in large (1000's) quantities hope this helps