Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

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Trying to decide whether to move the girls to their coop at four weeks, with their MHP, or to wait another week or more of them in the garage.

I cannot determine whether they are still using the MHP at night. Will try to catch them tonight.

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My coop is very open b/c we deal with the Texas heat in the summer (even with the coop in the shade most of the day). My 3 week old chicks have been out there versus the garage for about a week and a half, BUT the deep litter they're on is below the cross breeze windows AND the cave is in a protected corner. Theyre not fully feathered and still like to sleep mostly on top in a pile instead of inside.

It's low of 60, high of 80 right now.

Your mileage may vary.
 
Well, my 4 week old meaties and layers no longer use the heating pad at night or during the day, but I'm keeping it nearby just in case the 29 degree night coming up really does happen. And I just got done prepping a little MHP cave for 4 babies that arrive tomorrow (at least I hope so! ) in a more normal sized box than the mega sized box the others are in. And after that I really need to behave myself and not get anymore!! This urban lot will be maxed out in numbers of chickens to not annoy hubby or the neighbors who are currently being so sweet about it!

Pics of the new setup soon!
 
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chicken curious said:
My coop is very open b/c we deal with the Texas heat in the summer (even with the coop in the shade most of the day). My 3 week old chicks have been out there versus the garage for about a week and a half, BUT the deep litter they're on is below the cross breeze windows AND the cave is in a protected corner. Theyre not fully feathered and still like to sleep mostly on top in a pile instead of inside.

It's low of 60, high of 80 right now.

Your mileage may vary.
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Ha! After sending this last night it went down to 50 degrees overnight and also SUPER windy. They were all inside the HMP this morning, came out to eat quickly and then went back in. I blocked the front of the house with a tarp to cut down on the wind just in case. They're chirping and trilling happily. I know I'm warmer than a lot of you, but I'm glad you mentioned wind as a factor, junebuggena, so I can keep a watch over how much they're exposed.

edited to add: they're 3 weeks old
 
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as long as they are out of most of the wind all is good. I live in a very windy area myself.... High desert I have seen full grown chickens blown over. My coop only had one solid wall and a tarp over the top for shade. During winter we do get some snow... surprisingly any rain comes in the summer. In big gully washers that last Oh maybe ten minutes to a half hour.

You can do a bale of straw as a wind break if need be. I tarp the secondary wind direction in the winter. Normally east to west switches to south to north in the winter...

the only issue I can see for me is electricty source and making sure all those connections remain dry. As I Havent done MHP yet.... My new poultry house will be pretty much the same with the exception of size and a solid roof but I can do a completely dry area within as well as hard wiring in conduit and Fused outlets.

deb
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