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Do most people use heat lamps?

It’s this. I wanted something that could double as a broody hen hotel if I need in the future. The floor will be a plastic dog crate tray and plenty of bedding. I have a bird mirror and plan to put a stuffed animal in there too. And really if they seem sad I’ll run to tractor supply and grab...

My first flock went outside at 3-4 weeks but it was June. This time I’m planning to let them outside (separate from the big girls) on warmer days once theyre fully feathered, but will bring them back to the garage until they’re big enough for the coop and big enough for the overnight temps. We...

Thank you. I may just go ahead and order that heat pad to have on hand just in case. If I don’t end up needing it for the chicks I’m sure there will be a sore muscle in the family needing it in the future.

Thanks. The bottom is open so it will sit on a plastic dog crate tray covered in pine shavings. There shouldn’t be drafts unless someone opens the garage, but we’ll be especially careful of avoiding that on cold days when they are really young. And again, cold here is very mild in comparison to...

My heating pad has an auto shut off and also it’s not something I can sacrifice to my chickens 😂 The brooder I have is wire all around, so setting up the heaters on the outside would probably help a lot. I’ll definitely need a test run soon.

We have two space heaters. Both electric. One is a radiator type and one looks almost like a small speaker. I may need to set up the whole brooder tomorrow and put the thermometer in there to see how it’s looking.

I have 3 chicks coming in a week. I know that's a small amount to brood but that's all the space we have. With my first brood I used a brooder plate only but it was June and my garage was HOT to begin with, so I wasn't too concerned. Now it's getting cooler out (North Florida, some nights...