This is my brooder, I just put the 100 watt bulb in and it seems to be staying at 90-92 degrees in the hottest part of the brooder. The rest of it is cooler so the bigger ones can escape the heat (if they wish to.) :)
Yes the brooder has plenty of room for both ages. :) I actually notice that things seem opposite with them; the older ones want more heat while the younger ones seem to want it cooler :o I'll post a picture of my new brooder soon.
My chicks are two different ages, one batch is one and a half weeks, and the others are 3 day olds. My barred rocks were panting a bit earlier too which also confirmed that they were too hot. I'll try a smaller bulb and see how the temps go. i have a thermometer in brooder to monitor temps and...
Hello everyone!
I have a question about heat lamp bulbs. Right now I am using a 250 watt infrared heat bulb, and while they were inside the plastic tote, it seemed to work fine, no one was overheating etc. but now that I've switched them to a different brooder the heat seems to be a little too...