my barn is heated to 40 degress in the winter. i don't want to turn it up because i can't have the horses drop their winter fur. it is heated basically to keep the water from freezing. nothing worse then frozen buckets and bottles. i have used one of these crates of craigslist as a brooder. i will have a 250 watt heatlamp on them(i think if not too hot). i have cut an additional for vent holes in them. my question is when can baby chickes go out into there? when can baby chicks go out into coop with others? i have a wall to seperate them from the big ones. also will be putting a heatlamp bulb in there. i am in ny and temps this week are high 40 and low 20. i could put the brooder in the basement no problem, except my dh doesn't want them in the house....
o and i also have a standing stall that is a coop area. right now my faverolles are in there to keep them safe from the bullies.
i have chicks from this weekend and some hatching weekly for the next couple weeks.
btw, i have some quail to move to the barn also, when can they go?
here is a pic of brooder crate. (they were ten bucks, i bought eight of them! brooder, rabbit cages, quail, small coop for tractor. great buy)
the vent holes are just like these just added a couple lower down where the chicks would be. the top i had dh add wire to hold heatlamp.
26" high x 39" long x 33" width. set on 3 3" skids.
thanks guys again for all your help. my chickens thank you for helping me help them

i have chicks from this weekend and some hatching weekly for the next couple weeks.
btw, i have some quail to move to the barn also, when can they go?
here is a pic of brooder crate. (they were ten bucks, i bought eight of them! brooder, rabbit cages, quail, small coop for tractor. great buy)

the vent holes are just like these just added a couple lower down where the chicks would be. the top i had dh add wire to hold heatlamp.
26" high x 39" long x 33" width. set on 3 3" skids.
thanks guys again for all your help. my chickens thank you for helping me help them
