I am raising my very first set of 10 chicks this year in March. I built a brooder from a heating pad - making a little cave open at one end, a temperature sensor, and a relay to turn the heating pad on and off. I read that chicks should be kept at 95°F the first week, 90°F the 2nd, 85°the third...
Hi,
I’m ChickenDave, a newly retired mechanical engineer who is planning on raising about 10 chickens for eggs.
I’m looking at 6 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Aracauna or Ameraucana (I like blue eggs).
Right now I’m looking for DIY coop designs. I have lots of room so space is not a consideration...