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I have my 1 and 2 week old chicks outside in my coop brooder, with the mama heat pad. My temps have been, lows upper 20's - highs low 50's. Yes they will survive. The heat plate acts like a broody hen. You will just have to put them underneath once or twice and they will realize it's nice and...

Great point about the mill dates, Mary! Yeah take that feed back and get the freshest mill date just before you get your chicks. The mill date is on the white paper strip along the bottom of the bag.

If your room is normally pretty dark, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have it on during the day and have it go off about 1 hour before sunset so the room goes dark naturally. This way they will know when to get under the heat plate for the night. I did this when I brooded in my garage, even with...

Looks good! Just a couple suggestions. I would put the feeder up on something, like your waterer is on. Also if you have a small box that you could set it in, to catch the feed they bill out, something with low sides. Otherwise it will end up in the bedding. If you don't have a grit container...