WaveyCreekChickens
Crowing
I am reading all the posts I can find about raising chicks in an outside brooder. I have a large chicken coop and plan on having the brooder in a sectioned off part, so the chicks grow up seeing the adults. (I live in a very cold climate (MB, Canada), so I am waiting for spring with this. Meanwhile I want to get everything ready.)
I will probably have more questions down the road, but today I am wondering how big the mama cave or Brooder plate needs to be for 6-8 chicks. The outdoor temps in March can still drop to -20*F. I still don’t know how warm my new big insulated chicken coop will stay at those temps.
I am looking at this
https://www.berryhill.ca/Brinsea-EcoGlow-Safety-600-Chick-Brooder-p/br00611.htm
Or this
https://www.berryhill.ca/Brinsea-EcoGlow-Safety-1200-Chick-Brooder-p/br00612.htm
Thanks for any input.
I will probably have more questions down the road, but today I am wondering how big the mama cave or Brooder plate needs to be for 6-8 chicks. The outdoor temps in March can still drop to -20*F. I still don’t know how warm my new big insulated chicken coop will stay at those temps.
I am looking at this
https://www.berryhill.ca/Brinsea-EcoGlow-Safety-600-Chick-Brooder-p/br00611.htm
Or this
https://www.berryhill.ca/Brinsea-EcoGlow-Safety-1200-Chick-Brooder-p/br00612.htm
Thanks for any input.