Is this big enough?

[thechickman04]

I have 26 chicks coming is a 4' x 2' brooder big enough to raise 26 chicks or do i need brooders this size.

 

[Katy]

Maybe for one week!

They grow tremendously fast!!

 

[thechickman04]

so i should put 13 in one brooder and 13 in the other

 

[Katy]

I've got 12 2 week olds in a brooder box just a bit smaller than that and they've outgrown it and are being moved out into the bigger one in the coop tomorrow. It always amazes me how quickly they grow. They'll be ok for 2 or 3 weeks in there and by that time they'll need more space to avoid them pecking on each other.