Brooding chicks outdoors in summer"

[Ragfrey]

I ended up purchasing 2 of these:

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I attached them together to make 1 LARGE brooder. I had 4 trough feeders and a couple of waterers in there with them along with the large Rent-A-Coop brooder plate. It worked quite well for about 1 month before moving them outside.

We only lost 1 chick after going outside and that was to a dog that got a hold of her. The remaining chicks are all doing rather well with the heat so far, and we are dealing with 13 consecutive days @ 110+ so far. The heat wave is expected to continue for at least the next week, but we will not spend much time below 100 until ~ Sept. Even our lows at night are in the mid 90's right now.

Here is a pic of them getting ready for bed the other day. Only a few more weeks and they will be integrated into the flock with the big girls.

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You put the brooder outside of your house in the coop not inside your house?

I am planning on putting my brooder on our back porch in shade with a fan during the day. Doing the heating pad cave at night. I am not concerned about nighttime…more concerned about the heat during the day. I have cut outs on the side to help with ventilation.

Will keep an eye on them and change water accordingly.

 

[Lpsouth1978]

You put the brooder outside of your house in the coop not inside your house?

I am planning on putting my brooder on our back porch in shade with a fan during the day. Doing the heating pad cave at night. I am not concerned about nighttime…more concerned about the heat during the day. I have cut outs on the side to help with ventilation.

Will keep an eye on them and change water accordingly.

Sorry, I wasn't real clear on placement. I had the huge brooder set up in my family room for a month. At that point we moved the chicks out to the coop and run.

 

[Lpsouth1978]

Here is a pic of the brooder setup before the chicks were all added.

 

[Ragfrey]

Thank you for your help!