3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[sjp]

I've got 2 cream legbar cross chicks that hatched Easter Sunday in my living room with a Brinsea electric hen type brooder and I think they've took themselves off the heat does this sound about right and if so could I start to switch it of in the day?

[Redwing]

Yes it would be ok to switch it off in the day now and then off completely after a week or so

[sjp]

thank you Redwing. it's completely thrown me how quick they've taken themselves off heat they still have a lot of chick fluff showing through the feathers compared to the 3 that are outside with the broody which are 2 days younger! 2 barnbar crosses and a welmar cross, all 5 have Boris my TNN as dad

[Space Chick]

Yep, I have chicks living indoors hatched the 16th April and they are now off heat day and night, from this week.

 

They will be going outside in the day this weekend

[sjp]

just checked them(04:20) and they were in they're favorite corner completly away from the electric hen fast a sleep. so I'll switch it off in the day for a few days then off completly

[snowberry]

My four were born on Easter Friday & I have one of the Brinsea eco brooders like you. I have only just put it up to the highest setting & they all looked quite happy under it this morning when we got up. Am I ok to leave it on for them, or would that hamper the feathering process?

[sjp]

My four were born on Easter Friday & I have one of the Brinsea eco brooders like you. I have only just put it up to the highest setting & they all looked quite happy under it this morning when we got up. Am I ok to leave it on for them, or would that hamper the feathering process?

 

mine hasn't even got that far I lifted it up to the middle setting last weekend but to be honest I think they'ed already stopped useing it by then. i'll leve it on at night just incase 'till midweek then I'll take it out

if they are still using it as a heat source then leave it until they stop useing it as a heat source