I keep my new chicks in a brooder that is in a separate part of my coop, so the older birds can hear the chicks as they grow. When the chicks have feathered and grown to about 6 weeks, I put up a temporary pen abutting the main moveable pen so they can acclimate to the others. This seems to...
I have used the Westinghouse bulbs from TSC for 4 years now and never had any problems. Before assuming this is the cause of the problem, I would look elsewhere. Posting something of this nature without solid evidence is unfair to the manufacturer and creates panic by growers..
Four square feet is the rule of thumb. I saw an earlier post where the guy stated that is equal to four feet x four feet. He is wrong as that is four feet square or equal to sixteen square feet... I suppose he flumked basic math at some point. I have a small portable coop (tracotr) of 32...