Hey I just want to update this thread. I hung up a big infrared heating plate in the coop. I was still worried the chicks might be getting cold so I also put some layers of bricks around it so they can adjust their distance from the heating plate if they need to. Last night it got down to...
Thanks, great article. I think I'll get them into the garage sooner than I was planning and get them outdoors as soon as I can run some electricity there for heating.
Hey, thanks for your reply. I live in the front range area of Colorado. We get heavy snow sometimes, it just snowed probably 6-8 inches over the past few days. Winter temps usually have highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 20s, but can dip well below that on occasion. We also get strong...
I just got 6 baby chicks and I have them inside my house with a heating plate inside a fabric tent sort of thing for small animals. I think that they are between 1 and 2 weeks old, but I'm not sure of their ages.
I'm planning to move them into the garage where it's colder (around 40 F), but...
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do.