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    troyak replied to the thread Testing the brooder plate.
    I have 12 brown layers, they were born May 14th. My brooder plate is 12 x 12.
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    troyak replied to the thread Testing the brooder plate.
    No snow North of Edmonton, this morning was the coldest at 5 degrees C. They didnt seem too phased by the cold. They were all out in the...
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    troyak replied to the thread Testing the brooder plate.
    I thought my brooder plate was too hot, also, so I hooked up dimmer switch to a plug and was able to turn it down a bit. The girls are...
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    troyak replied to the thread Heat plate placement.
    So the high side would be 4 inches or so?
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    troyak replied to the thread Heat plate placement.
    Wow. Thats really low, i have one side at 1.5 inches, the other 3, i guess I will lower the low side some more
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    troyak replied to the thread Heat plate placement.
    This was my thinking too. My chicks will be in s heated garage, i plan on turning the garage heat and heat plate on the day before. I...
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    troyak replied to the thread Heat plate placement.
    Ok, thanks, i thought they would attack the blue edges. Thats why I covered them.
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    Getting ready for 12 chicks in 2 days from now. Getting set up. Should the heat plate be against the wall, or should there be some space...
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