Georgeschicks
Songster
Hi!
I am getting some more chicks next month and I would like to brood them outside to hopefully stop integration problems. I live in Maryland and in June our temperatures rarely get below 60. I have seen heating pads and caves made for people to brood chicks outside, but this has been in the winter. Will I need a heating pad and such for my chicks in the warmer weather? I know that the temperature in the brooder is supposed to be around 90 but I dont want to overheat them with a heating pad and warm weather.
My coop is oddly proportioned so although it has the right square footage for all my chickens and future chicks it would not be possible to fit a full-sized brooder in it. I have a very predator proofed outdoor run, so do you think it would be ok to put my brooder in the run instead of the coop?
Thanks.
I am getting some more chicks next month and I would like to brood them outside to hopefully stop integration problems. I live in Maryland and in June our temperatures rarely get below 60. I have seen heating pads and caves made for people to brood chicks outside, but this has been in the winter. Will I need a heating pad and such for my chicks in the warmer weather? I know that the temperature in the brooder is supposed to be around 90 but I dont want to overheat them with a heating pad and warm weather.
My coop is oddly proportioned so although it has the right square footage for all my chickens and future chicks it would not be possible to fit a full-sized brooder in it. I have a very predator proofed outdoor run, so do you think it would be ok to put my brooder in the run instead of the coop?
Thanks.