I `m getting 4 chicks and I really need to know how to make a chick rooster?
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I am sorry I mean`t to say BROODER
You need to keep one area of the brooder warm. There is a rule of thumb that the brooder needs to be 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit the first week and drop it 5 degrees each week. I pretty much ignore that. I keep one small area of the brooder fairly warm, somewhere in that general temperature range, but I let the rest of the brooder cool off to ambient. My brooder is in the coop from Day 1. Sometimes that ambient is in the 40's or 50's overnight. I find that the chicks spend a lot of time in the cooler areas and only go back to the heat when they need to warm up. They do sleep in the warmer area. This way, I don't have to worry about keeping the entire brooder the perfect temperature. They find their comfort zone. Plus I think they are healthier and better acclimated if they have a variety of temperatures to play in.