Rural Gardening: Age to move chicks into their coop?, 1 by dingydoo

dingydoo wrote:
My chicks will be 3 weeks old on Wednesday and they have only needed a 60 watt bulb in the box I'm brooding them in for the last week and a half. It is quite warm here. They are starting to fly more and more and really scratching up their litter and jumping on top of the quart feeders and waterers. I cannot find a bigger box, as the one I've got is quite large already. I switched them to a gallon fount today. I was wondering when I should put them out into their coop. They wouldn't have access to their run until they are 6 weeks old. If I hung up some lights in their coop are they old enough to go out? Thanks in advance. Photo below was taken 3 days ago, and they've feathered lots more since.