- Mar 30, 2010
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Good day all!
I have 30 White Rock X chicks, now coming up to two weeks old. They are currently lodged in a 15'x10' coop inside the barn with their feeders and waterers and a heat lamp. I can construct a quick range shelter for them and move them into an electric fenced pasture where my laying hens are, but I am wondering about temperatures. Everything I've heard about White Rock X is how sensitive they are to temperature. I'm hesitant about hooking up a heating lamp in a range shelter. Should I wait a few weeks until they are bigger? Not sure when they are fully feathered.
Thanks for the help,
Michael
I have 30 White Rock X chicks, now coming up to two weeks old. They are currently lodged in a 15'x10' coop inside the barn with their feeders and waterers and a heat lamp. I can construct a quick range shelter for them and move them into an electric fenced pasture where my laying hens are, but I am wondering about temperatures. Everything I've heard about White Rock X is how sensitive they are to temperature. I'm hesitant about hooking up a heating lamp in a range shelter. Should I wait a few weeks until they are bigger? Not sure when they are fully feathered.
Thanks for the help,
Michael