Is this okay for her?

[little chick-y baby mama]

Tilly, Phebe, and Rose all love to jump on the heat plate. Should I be worried they might jump out? I tried a window screen but it was too big.

 

[MysteryChicken]

They're too small to jump out right now.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Odds are they'll be fine for a few days. Once their flight feathers and muscles grow in though they'll jump out no problem

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

what do yall use to inclose them?

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[CHlCKEN]

Those sides look too tall, and they wouldn’t be able to jump out yet.

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

k good

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have either wooden lids or screens made for my lids depending on which brooder I'm using

 

[citymeetscountry]

We did a mix of cardboard and hardwire cloth on top of our brooder last year once’s they were flying up and out of it (which was way earlier than I expected. Little buggers figured out hot to get o too their watered and fly out)

 

[rosemarythyme]

Hardware cloth, window screening, bird netting pulled taut on a frame (never loose, they can get tangled) will all work.

 

[wordgirl]

Your chicks are adorable!

Keep an eye on them--they may be able to jump out sooner than you expect! It looks like you have your brooder raised in the air--I might set it on the ground until you cover it, just to make sure none jump up and out from a significant height.

Using a scrap piece of hardware cloth bent over the sides of the tub can be a quick fix--just watch out for your fingers and make sure it's out of reach of the chicks--the cut ends of the wire are sharp!