Brooder advice wanted!

[TheOddOneOut]

I'm raising (and selling) chicks this spring. My plan is to use a large wooden garden bed (4 feet x 2 feet). It'll have a wire lid, which the heat lamp will shine through. It's a solid wood box, and will have a wood floor. I'll use straw for bedding.
My questions are:
A. Any obvious flaws with the plan?
and B. How many LF chicks can that hold?

 

[Iluveggers]

I'm raising (and selling) chicks this spring. My plan is to use a large wooden garden bed (4 feet x 2 feet). It'll have a wire lid, which the heat lamp will shine through. It's a solid wood box, and will have a wood floor. I'll use straw for bedding.
My questions are:
A. Any obvious flaws with the plan?
and B. How many LF chicks can that hold?

How long will they need to be in there? That will determine how many you can fit.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I'm raising (and selling) chicks this spring. My plan is to use a large wooden garden bed (4 feet x 2 feet). It'll have a wire lid, which the heat lamp will shine through. It's a solid wood box, and will have a wood floor. I'll use straw for bedding.
My questions are:
A. Any obvious flaws with the plan?
and B. How many LF chicks can that hold?

Seems like a good plan, but how long are you planning on keeping the chicks in there?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

4-6 weeks. We sell when they reach outside-ready age.
The last batch all went at 4 weeks, but they feathered fast.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

4-6 weeks. We sell when they reach outside-ready age.
The last batch all went at 4 weeks, but they feathered fast.

My guess would be maybe 5?

 

[Iluveggers]

I think its 1sq ft up to 4 weeks, so 8ish up to that point. I had 15 in a 3.5x4.5 last year and they were ready to move after a month.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

My guess would be maybe 5?

That seems of a bit small number. Let me go measure the tub I raised four in last time. They were all quite happy...and it's definitely a smaller space.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I raised 4 in a 1.5 foot by 2.5 foot cage/tub.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I think its 1sq ft up to 4 weeks, so 16 up to that point.

OP's brooder is 8 sq ft. At 1 sq ft per chick it'd be 8 chicks at 4 weeks.

My brooder is between 8-9 sq ft and I've been doing 4 chicks at a time. By 2 weeks they're bouncing off the walls and I can't wait to let them out, so I do like being more generous with space.

 

[Iluveggers]

OP's brooder is 8 sq ft. At 1 sq ft per chick it'd be 8 chicks at 4 weeks.

My brooder is between 8-9 sq ft and I've been doing 4 chicks at a time. By 2 weeks they're bouncing off the walls and I can't wait to let them out, so I do like being more generous with space.

Originally thought OP said 2x8, I edited.