Interior brooder layout for almost 2 week old chicks

Harmoni

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So we have a heat plate. Picture one is with the heat plate on a rack made of hardware cloth. They would occasionally sleep under it at night but were spending a lot of time on top of it.
I decided to try a different design. I have the heat plate under an aluminum tray. Does that seem ok? I was trying to simulate a mother hen but they seemed to want to be on top of "her" rather than under lol.
 

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They may have been too warm underneath.
It's OK if they are on top of plate.
I didn't have a method for catching poop on top. I have a flour sack towel on top of the warming plate that was wrapped in a pillow case.
Should I change it back?
They were also very close the the top when on top.
 
Lowered the hardwire cloth stand and put a cut down cardboard box on top.
 

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