New born baby chicks in winter.

conquest780

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Mar 5, 2013
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Ok so I started my incubator without realisin that winter was gonna start (winter starts late here) so how do I take care of newborn baby chicks in the winter :/
 
Depends on how many you have. Really it's the same year round. They need a warm spot between 90 and 100 and lots of cool space. Same way a mother hen does.
If you just have a couple you can put a 75 watt drop light in a large Rubbermaid tub.
If you have more, they need more space. Partition any outbuilding/coop/garage that you can get electric to and hand a couple heat lamps or build a hover brooder. I like to have 2 heat sources in an unheated building in winter in case one goes out during the night.

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