Brooding outside in the coop in October

[Sefirothe]

Soooo....its late but chick fever has finally beat me down. I was just cruising my favorite hatchery's website and 90% of the breeds I want are available and hatching on Oct 14th.

I prefer to brood out in the coop on the floor in a dog crate with a heat plate from day 1. October high temps are usually in the 60's with lows in the 40's. November can be highs in the 40-50's and lows down to the 30's. I'd be getting 8-10 standard sized chicks, no bantams.

Do-able?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Totally doable. I brooded on my back porch in February when covid hit. I was so bored I got chicks even though my new coop wasn’t ready and since I hate brooding in the house I rigged up a brooder right outside my bedroom window. It was a dog kennel, a heat lamp and a cardboard box then I threw some old towels over the top at night. Worked great!

 

[Sefirothe]

My wallet is wishing this plan would be shot down.

I'm gonna end up ordering way more than I can fit in the coop and plan to rehome the ones that dont work out I think....

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

You’ve come to the wrong place to get shot down lol.

 

[Sefirothe]

You’ve come to the wrong place to get shot down lol.

Yep, because this totally happened:

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Only ten!?

 

[Sefirothe]

Only ten!?

Well they do throw in a free one so technically 11.