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My youngest are naked necks who wouldn't even go close to the heat at 3 weeks old. I'm with you, climate makes a huge difference.That depends entirely on the degree of feathering and the temperatures.
For me, in my climate and with the breeds I've raised, 6 weeks was the MAXIMUM time before I took them off heat. They've gone into the main coop without heat as early as 3.5 weeks -- because they were well-feathered were sleeping in the far corner of my outdoor brooder away from the heat plate.
The one time I left a little heat on them -- just a 40W bulb -- until 6 weeks was when I had a couple cockerels with the slow feathering genes who were still fairly naked at 4 weeks.
My youngest are naked necks who wouldn't even go close to the heat at 3 weeks old. I'm with you, climate makes a huge difference.
Really? I have never herd of that happening.Just make sure to buy a high quality heating pad, I have heard of cheap ones lighting on fire
Really? I have never herd of that happening.
Maybe some poultry plates, but not human heating pads.
It was a review from a website, so I can't be 100% sure it was true, but it didn't sound like she was lying. She sounded genuinely pissed and amazed at the same time.Really? I have never herd of that happening.
Maybe some poultry plates, but not human heating pads.