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    Brooder Plates in Cooler Temps

    Thanks! So, do you want them to beable to lay down and touch it or stand? Under heat lamps they like to lay down and sleep. Can they do that under a plate? I'm still running both, not confident in the plate yet.
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    Brooder Plates in Cooler Temps

    The other question is height. Should they beable to walk in under the plate or should they crawl so it's closer to them?
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    Brooder Plates in Cooler Temps

    We are dealing with the same issue. I have our brooder in the garage in Northern Wisconsin. It's been cold this week, low 30s and 20s at night. Probably 40s in garage. We had over 7 die because they were transported in the coldest week of the month. We have a 15 chic brooder plate plus a...
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    Chicks don't want to use heat plate

    We set our heat plate higher in one end so it's at a slant creating a wedge underneath. Allows smaller birds to get to the lower end and larger birds to hang at the higher end.
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    Rooster being rough on hens

    Roosters do have their favorites too. They will pick 1 or two and mate several times per day. Most times the Hen just needs a break. We will remove our roosters for awhile and let them heal up. Spring time is the worst!
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