If you have chicks in there let's ask them if the thermometer is accurate. What are they doing and how much are they under the light?
Well, at the moment, they're sleeping right in the middle of the brooder (half-way between the light and their food.) But they do walk back and forth from the...
I don't understand... why was it impossible for me to get a high enough temp with the 100 watt bulb then? And the brooder really is 95 with the 250 watt. I believe y'all that it's too hot a bulb, but two thermometers have told me otherwise.
Now I'm just really confused. I'm afraid to go...
Sorry, that pic's not working. Here's a new one:
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My husband came home and suggested cutting the middle plastic piece off the top (there's two "windows" right now) and putting the lamp in the middle, so there's no plastic. But I'm...
It's 250. I had a 100 watt red bulb, and I couldn't get the brooder up to 95. It's 95 now with the high wattage. (I have 2 different thermometers to double check. They're about 5 degrees off from one another, but close enough.)
The chicks seem happy enough, moving back and forth from under...
Um, has anyone else had this happen?
I turned the brooder on yesterday morning to check temps before the chicks came this morning. Just walked into check on them, and this is what I found. (Sorry, I don't know how to post pics on here.)...