We just set up our brooder in an unused bathtub (long story short, it's a tiny bathtub - only 4 1/2 ft long - and we don't use it). I've got a heat lamp for our chicks, but do they need a light ource during the day too, or is the heat lamp enought light?
We (my husband and I) are brand-new to chickens. We want to get four - probably 2 ISA Browns and 2 Barred Rocks, but ideally 4 Buff Orpingtons. Just depends on what comes to our Tractor Supply.
I've read a lot about how fun and silly chickens are, and many of my friends raise chickens. They...