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too hot is actually worse than too cold for chicks, I found out the hard way. I have some 2 and 3 week old chicks in an outdoor brooder (inside a coop) and ventilation is not the best in that corner. It gets to 100 degrees in their location this time of year so I bring out frozen bottles...

I have multiple brooders, and I brood in 3 stages (but have more than 3 brooders when breed segregation is needed) The first 3 weeks is inside next to the incubator. I really only need them inside for the first week so I can observe them the first week to look for problems that need to be...