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[Proud chicken momma]

What temperature should my brooder be

 

[SilverBirds]

The brooder should have a warm side and a cool side. The cool side can be a little more then room temperature. The cool side is where most people put the food and water. For the first week, the warm side of the brooder should be about 90F. Drop the temperature about 5F every week so that by week four they'll be at 70F. Depending on where and how they are being brooded, at four weeks old they don't require a heater any more. This is just the general rule of thumb.

Watch their behavior. If you see that the chicks are huddled together and making distressed peeping sounds they are too cold. If the chicks are sitting far apart from each other a panting they are too hot. (These are most common for people that use heat lamps).

 

[Proud chicken momma]

The brooder should have a warm side and a cool side. The cool side can be a little more then room temperature. The cool side is where most people put the food and water. For the first week, the warm side of the brooder should be about 90F. Drop the temperature about 5F every week so that by week four they'll be at 70F. Depending on where and how they are being brooded, at four weeks old they don't require a heater any more. This is just the general rule of thumb.

Watch their behavior. If you see that the chicks are huddled together and making distressed peeping sounds they are too cold. If the chicks are sitting far apart from each other a panting they are too hot. (These are most common for people that use heat lamps).

Thank you so much