Swiss
Crowing
It's so tall because I didn't feel like cutting the sacrificial plywood. I have never had chicks or chickens before, and am planning on moving them around 6-8 weeks, depending on the weather and how feathered out they are.I think that is the tallest chick brooder I have seen! How long do you keep your chicks in the brooder?
I have my chicks in the brooder for about 8 weeks and then I have to introduce them to the flock. It's those first days of integrating the young chicks with the older hens that I always worry about. They did OK with the integration two years ago when the chicks were 8 weeks old. Still, they look so much smaller than the adults to me.
FYI, I am picking up an order of 8 day-old chicks next Tuesday. So, I have been cleaning out my garage today getting it ready for the brooder and the chicks. Looking forward to getting the new chicks, but it will slow down any pallet work I might want to do in the garage.
I finished it up today, and moved them in. They immediately tested their wings and then the roosting bars.
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(I did put something under the power strip so it isn't just dangling.)