fat brown hen
Songster
- Jun 12, 2022
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I got 25 chicks in the mail, and initially tried to brood them in the house. Ugh I don't know how you guys do it. So far I've given 8 chicks to my broody hen, one per day, and she adopts them without complaint. It helps that they all look same.
I'd like to give her a few more, but I think she's already at max capacity (small game hen). She is in a 4x6 shed, nest is a cardboard box turned sideways. Nighttime temperature gets down to about 40 degrees, daytime high in the 60s. I can run an extension cord to the shed and put a heating pad in front of the nest to catch anyone who falls out, or maybe a brooder plate next to the nest for overflow? Or just fill the shed with straw?
I'd like to give her a few more, but I think she's already at max capacity (small game hen). She is in a 4x6 shed, nest is a cardboard box turned sideways. Nighttime temperature gets down to about 40 degrees, daytime high in the 60s. I can run an extension cord to the shed and put a heating pad in front of the nest to catch anyone who falls out, or maybe a brooder plate next to the nest for overflow? Or just fill the shed with straw?