Midwest Texan
In the Brooder
- May 17, 2017
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I have a small brood of 14 chicks. (5 Cornish, 7 barred rock, and 2 Guineas) all of which are about 6 1/2 weeks old. I would like to move them out to the coop with the older flock to free range, but I have a couple questions.
1) my older flock is on 16% protein laying feet. The checks are still on grower starter. If I move the chicks to the coop, they will all be on the same feed.
2) although they are all fully feathered, the temperatures still dip into the mid to upper 40s at night. It’s been constant mid 60s in the Bruder since I cut the heat lamp off.
What do y’all think? Thanks for all y’all‘s advice!
1) my older flock is on 16% protein laying feet. The checks are still on grower starter. If I move the chicks to the coop, they will all be on the same feed.
2) although they are all fully feathered, the temperatures still dip into the mid to upper 40s at night. It’s been constant mid 60s in the Bruder since I cut the heat lamp off.
What do y’all think? Thanks for all y’all‘s advice!