The Birb King
Bird is the word
So last night I had 3 button quail chicks hatch. They stayed in the incubator over night and this morning I moved them to the brooder. I'm using a 20 gallon aquarium as a brooder with a heat plate. The thing is the heat plate us too big to fit the way it's supposed to so I had to put it sideways. It has 2 settings, brooder and heater. The heater setting is hotter so I've been keeping it on that. Thing is it's hot to the touch. When I put my hand on it it burns a little bit. The chicks however rub against it a lot and don't seem to mind at all. Is it OK to keep it sideways? Should I buy a smaller one that fits right side up?