Hello everyone,
I am new to BYC (and to raising chicks) and was hoping for some expert advice. I have two large 4x2x2 oval steel tanks (from Tractor Supply) set up and ready to go for my brooders. My first order or chicks already arrived earlier this week and the second will be arriving in a few days. However, I am worried about the size of my tanks and thinking I need to set up something larger. I will have a total of 30 chicks (14 arrived first week, 16 arriving in a few days). I'm hoping this will work for a few days, but needed advice as to how many should be set up in this type of brooder.
What would be an appropriate number of chicks to remain in here, and for how long? With this number of babies, what are some good ideas for my next step-up in size? Any advice you could provide would be greatly appreciated…thanks!
I am new to BYC (and to raising chicks) and was hoping for some expert advice. I have two large 4x2x2 oval steel tanks (from Tractor Supply) set up and ready to go for my brooders. My first order or chicks already arrived earlier this week and the second will be arriving in a few days. However, I am worried about the size of my tanks and thinking I need to set up something larger. I will have a total of 30 chicks (14 arrived first week, 16 arriving in a few days). I'm hoping this will work for a few days, but needed advice as to how many should be set up in this type of brooder.
What would be an appropriate number of chicks to remain in here, and for how long? With this number of babies, what are some good ideas for my next step-up in size? Any advice you could provide would be greatly appreciated…thanks!
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