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The only reason mine aren't at the coop after their first few days from the post office, is because their Marek's vaccine needs two weeks or a bit more to be on board for them. Mary

It will be tight, and it may be more difficult to manage the hear source. Do you mean a wire crate, or an airline crate type? The wire crate may have openings too large, allowing chicks to escape. Some people use big appliance cardboard boxes too. Anything you use must be protected from...

I use a 100 gal. stock tank as a brooder in the garage, and then move the chicks to a separate area in the coop after they are about 2.5 weeks old, so they have time for their Marek's vaccine to take hold. The brooder is about 2'x 4' diameter, and their first coop area is about 3'x 5' in size...