Mine were also day old shipped chicks. They brooded outside with a MHP in 20°F weather. I had cardboard around the sides of my dog crate to keep breezes off the chicks, straw underneath and on top of the pad. I bent the MHP frame so it was low enough for my bantam chicks to snuggle underneath.Day old shipped baby Chicks need to be kept 95-100 degrees minimum
The manufacturers of the brooder plates don't even recommend their use in ambient temps below 50 degrees. Day old chicks need more heat than this sorry
February 2023
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