How are chicks brooded?
The day-old chick’s temperature is about 3 °F below that of an adult’s. Its body temperature starts rising about 4 days of age and reaches its maximum at 10 days. The chick needs time to develop temperature control (2 to 4 weeks). As the chick grows older, the downy coat is replaced with feathers, and brooder temperature must be reduced according to the temperature schedule. Commercially raised chicks are brooded with gas brooders or space heaters. Small flocks of chicks are often brooded with electrical heaters and groups of 25 chicks or less can be brooded in large cardboard boxes with 60-100 watt electrical incandescent light bulbs. Return to Questions How do I treat chickens to remove intestinal worms? Internal parasites can severely reduce the productivity of poultry and cause mortality in the most severe cases. Poultry are infected by a number of internal parasites. A description of each parasite and its treatment can be found by linking to the appropriate internal pest shown bel
