I live in Oregon and we have been raising chicks in the brooder since January. We have even been down to the mid 20's and the chicks are still doing fine. They huddled under the light so my husband lowered it. The chicks would dry off in the incubator and go to the brooder around day 2.
What is...
I am setting up a brooder for early March as my chicks come in the mail on March 8th. In the past we have raised +5 batches of chicks ourselves in a 100 gallon stock tank with 2 to 4 inches of shavings with a white or red light. Is there anything I should be doing differently with mail order...