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Also, there's a remedy for keeping cardboard from getting soggy from any spills, should they occur. You simply line the bottom with 6 mil plastic and put shavings on top. I've reused cardboard brooder boxes three or four years in a row. But nothing is as convenient and beneficial as brooding...

That's a good temperature spread now. Your chicks will be much more comfortable. You'll see they will be active and happy. You have been very wise to get everything all worked out before you get your chicks. You'll be able to relax and enjoy them with the peace of mind you'll have.

Regarding that narrow temperature spread, that indicates your brooder isn't quite large enough if it's that warm all over. 90 and 80 leaves little leeway for chicks to shed excess heat. It won't be a problem the first week, but as soon as they start getting feathers, you run the risk of them...

You rang? Here I is. Heat lamps. If you're going to be using one, the best thing to do is to calibrate it to the right height for the proper temperature before the chicks arrive. Get a thermometer and lay it down on the brooder floor on top of the bedding right under the heat lamp. The heat...