I was initially a bit concerned about the light, but it's working out quite well - the temp in the brooder is stable, and the mesh is just warm. It probably helps that the bulb is one of those 250-watt lights from hell that heats things up nicely from a good distance, so it's not all that close...
At the ripe old age of nine days old, my chicks are discovering the joys of their rapidly developing wings, and are now occasionally fluttering their way around their little world. One of my Dominique chicks, who is an adventuresome sort, attempted to get up to the edge of the brooder while I...