How big of a brooder

[mystus808]

How big should a brooder for about 24 chicks be?

 

[gryeyes]

For the duration? They're gonna need a full square foot apiece when they are 8 weeks old.

 

[mystus808]

no just till they get most of their feathers/ until they can go outside i have a bigger pen for that.

 

[gryeyes]

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That's the duration of which I was speaking: 7 to 8 weeks of age.

One square foot per chick.

 

[mystus808]

oh okay thanks