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how can i keep baby chicks warm with a non-electric heat source?

i have a coop with no electric and i need some alternative to a heat source for by baby chicks in the spring, summer and fall. i thought about the kerosene heaters, etc. is there a such think as a non-electric brooder?

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1. How about a Greenhouse(build a frame out of wood... cover it with plastic.....with the south sun on it) Solar Blankets(those silcver things) Wool (natural insulator)
2. A good non electric brooder is called a Mother Hen. You can't go to a feed store and bring home some chicks to any hen as she will ignore them. Do you have a generator to hook up a heat lamp or brooder? If not, then the chicks probably won't make it.
3. You can run a 50 - 100 foot outdoor extension cord from your house to the area they are kept in. I've done this for years and it works well.
4. if you have electricity put a heater that not to big in the coop house to keep them warm