AlienChick
Crowing
So i'm getting ready to order my brooders but am wondering if the smaller one will really work for 17 chicks for the number of weeks they need supplemental heat? I think the smaller one will be fine for our 10 ducklings. But i'm just really unsure about fitting 17 chicks under the same size? But at the same time my funds are kinda limited and i have no idea how many years it will be before we use these again so i don't want to spend a fortune. I'm also not too sure the larger one will fit in the brooder ihad planned to use. So you all think the smaller one will be fine? I can always add a heat lamp if i have to.
If you can afford the larger one, I would go with it.
It's like a chicken coop . . . can never be too big.
The smaller one will house 17 chicks (I've had as many as 18).
They also do not ALL have to be directly underneath the brooder.
Most often some will be underneath and some will be sleeping just outside the brooder.
As they get bigger, they kind of spill out of the sides anyway, but they still stay warm from their body heat.
I've never had a problem with the EcoGlow and will always highly recommend it.