Input please... I need to build a bigger brooder. The plan is to build something now that I can put in my new coop when I build that later this summer. I have a big plastic tub now that the "kids" go in fresh from the bator, it's big enough for the really young ones but limits their movement and flying as they get a bit bigger. I am thinking they will still go in the cozy brooder at first then graduate to the bigger brooder as their exercise needs increase.
I hear how active these Icelandics are so how much room will a couple dozen Icelandic chicks need? If I give them more vertical space do they need more floor space? I was thinking this was going to be a wall mounted unit in the new coop so not more than 2' deep so I could reach all the way to the back, but probably 3 or 4 feet tall with roosts so they could go up.
You can't offend me so tell me what you think.
Thanks,
Michelle
I hear how active these Icelandics are so how much room will a couple dozen Icelandic chicks need? If I give them more vertical space do they need more floor space? I was thinking this was going to be a wall mounted unit in the new coop so not more than 2' deep so I could reach all the way to the back, but probably 3 or 4 feet tall with roosts so they could go up.
You can't offend me so tell me what you think.
Thanks,
Michelle
