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Thanks Fred, I went ahead and covered the brooder with garden fencing this evening!

Here is a pic of my 2' X 2' X 8' brooder for 13 chicks. The oldest chicks are about a week old and starting to flap and fly about 1" off the bottom of the brooder! Do I need to cover this brooder already?

Thanks for all of the advice. I am getting back into chickens after leaving the farm 30 years ago! I made a 2' X 8' brooder with 2' high walls out of panelboard. Installed two heat lamps in case one burns out. Our little flock of days-old chicks consists of: 2 Rhode Island Reds (hens) 3...