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Hot take: you don't need a heat lamp for chicks in the coop
Everyone told me I was crazy for skipping the heat lamp last spring, but I used a brooder heating plate instead and my 6 chicks did fine even when it dropped to 40 at night. Has anyone else tried this and found it works better than the old way?
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harris.emma12d agoMost Upvoted
Was the coop itself insulated or did you just rely on the plate heating? I tried a heating plate last batch but my coop has gaps and drafts, so the chicks huddled away from it and I had to put a lamp in anyway.
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