Thank you everyone for the advice. I raised one side of the brooder plate and introduce each chick to it. They seem happy with this arrangement. All 16 were up and chirping away this morning. So all is good. 🙂
Hello. Picked up a bunch of chicks from the post office today. Totally healthy and active. I built a brooder box for outdoors. Put a brooder plate in there. Temps get in the low 90's during the day. Mid 60's at night. Heat index hit 102°F today! Some of the chicks hid under the plate during the...