Brooder Size

[Team01]

Hello: I will be getting 35 chicks soon. I would like to know if this size of water trough would work for the brooder The size is 6' long x 2' wide x 2 ' high. What is the best size to use for a brooder

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It's not big enough for that many chicks.
What type of chicks are you getting? Layer, bantam or broiler?
You want to shoot for 1 sq ft per chick for the first 3 weeks then increase the brooder size to 2 sq ft per chick.
And they start flying at 2 weeks and can easily fly up 2'.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Best of ludk with your chicks.

 

[Team01]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It's not big enough for that many chicks.
What type of chicks are you getting? Layer, bantam or broiler?
You want to shoot for 1 sq ft per chick for the first 3 weeks then increase the brooder size to 2 sq ft per chick.
And they start flying at 2 weeks and can easily fly up 2'.

Hi : The chicks are all layers. Here is a list of the breeds we ordered Black Sex Link , Golden Sex Links , Production Blues , Speckled Sussex , Black Australorp , Rhode Island Blues. So what would be the best size of brooder to use

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. With that many chicks, I would brood them in the coop - providing a heat source and penning them near it for the first week or so.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Yes as said above, this will be too small for all those chicks. They need at least 1sq ft per chick, if they feel cramped, they will pick at toes, eye balls, pull feathers, ect... So either reduce the amount of chicks, divide them up or brood them outside in the coop or barn with a couple of heat lamps.

Good luck and welcome aboard!

 

[Team01]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. With that many chicks, I would brood them in the coop - providing a heat source and penning them near it for the first week or so.

I dont have the coop built yet any other ideas on a brooder

 

[Team01]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Yes as said above, this will be too small for all those chicks. They need at least 1sq ft per chick, if they feel cramped, they will pick at toes, eye balls, pull feathers, ect... So either reduce the amount of chicks, divide them up or brood them outside in the coop or barn with a couple of heat lamps.

Good luck and welcome aboard!

Okay thank you

 

[sourland]

I dont have the coop built yet any other ideas on a brooder

Specifications suggested by @DobieLover are right on the mark.

 

[Team01]

Specifications suggested by @DobieLover are right on the mark.

Okay Thank You