Brooder too big?

[imamtgrandma2]

I order the starter kit from www.mypetchicken.com
I'm getting 4 chicks in a few weeks but the cardboard brooder looks GIGANTIC! I'm wondering if I should put a smaller box in the middle of the brooder for the first few days OR should I just take out some of the cardboard slats to decrease the diameter?

 

[BarredBuff]

The bigger the better!

 

[noodleroo]

I agree; the bigger, the better. I got 10 packing peanuts, better known as male chicks,with my order so I'm going to have to get a bigger brooder next week!

 

[suzyq53511]

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I got the same starter kit and I'd use the whole thing! My chicks didn't like the smaller box that i had to use b4 the brooder came *late.

 

[OCD]

They grow soooooooooooo fast....leave it big and let them enjoy it!

 

[kaylakian]

i agree i had mine in a smallish brooder and now there 5 weeks have had to get them something bigger as they didnt have much room to move away from each other

 

[featherz]

I put mine in a plastic bin and by the end of the first week had hubby build me one that was 6 feet long as they are growing SO quickly! Even if it looks big to you, they need room to get out from under the heat if it's too hot so I'd use the whole thing.

 

[GrannySue]

I was on my third Rubbermaid tub when I finally moved my 7 chicks to an outdoor pen.
I've learned my lesson - next time I'll start with the big one.

 

[Toi-toi]

Bigger is better? I'm using guinea pig cage and having hard time to keep temp up.
I was thinking about moving them in to smaller plastic bin...
But if they grow quick, I guess I have to deal with it for while??

 

[kaylakian]

is it a plastic cage because that what mine r in with wire lid i lined the walls that keep temprature right