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How much space does a baby chick need and what happens if they'er behind glass and the glass is banged on?Will something happen to the chicks brains?
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If you're thinking about brooding chicks in a aquarium, please re-think. There's no airflow, the glass holds the heat, and there's not enough room to get out from under the heat when they need to. Find a big cardboard box, or better yet, two. Cut a chickie door between them and put the heat lamp in one box and the food and water in the other box.
A day old chick doesn't need much room, but a three week old chick does. When you start trying to crowd them you get pecking or cannibalism. And consider how long they'll need to be in the brooder before you can move them outside. If it's going to be six or eight weeks, you'll need at about two feet per bird---that really adds up!