We put the cart in front of the horse

[schultz]

Well we decided to try and hatch some eggs and raise for bird dog training.
In our haste we did not look at the calandar to closely.
What I mean is that we are incubating 25 chukars and 25 jumbo bobs, which are scheduled to hatch in a week,
It is now Feb. 10th in Wisconsin.
My question is, how long until we can acclimate these birds to outdoor temps.
I have read that the brooding temp is to be dropped by 5 degrees/wk with a starting temp of 95. In doing the math that works out to about 5 weeks before the birds are accustomed to room temperature? That would put us some where around the end of March.
It is still a bit chilly the end of March.  We do have some space in the garage that we could keep the pen until early spring.
All suggestions greatly appreciated.

[Reeves]

That 5 degree drop to ambient temperature is assuming it is spring/summer. If I were you, I'd keep them in for a while longer.
Cold nights may be a bit much for them.
(up here it is still winter at that time  )