brooder temperature

  1. DramaBrahmaMama

    Okay... I'm freaking out a bit...

    So, I have to drive 2.5 hrs tomorrow to get our chicks. I wasn't ordering enough to be shipped. I'm concerned about keeping them warm on the ride home. Then I just found out that it's going to drop into the 30s Friday. I have a kiddy pool set up with a heat lamp, wood shavings (horse bedding...
  2. Sylvia0223

    Room temperature for brooder

    Hey, so my chicks are at 2 weeks old and the brooder is set up in my house by the window. They have a heating plate in the brooder, brooder is actually a coop with windows on all 3 sides with wire mesh so they do have a good air circulation. We keep it 77 at the house. My question is if I open a...
  3. T

    Brooder Temp too hot in summer?

    I have week old ducklings. They’ve been kept in a brooder in my garage. The temperature has jumped in the last day and is now 91+ degrees and 88% humidity in the garage. The ducklings were all panting so they’re now in my bathroom. Staying in the house is not sustainable. Any tips on helping get...
  4. A

    How dumb are they really???

    First time chick owner here. They are four weeks old tomorrow. We have had a stretch of 90 degree days and so I moved their chicken brooder pen out to the coop (which has a window but it 100% closed off- dimensions are about 6x8 and 5 birds). For the last 2 days I have taken the pen away and...
  5. E

    Are my chicks to hot/cold?

    Hey everyone. I just got chicks today. Earlier they were moving around the brooder, napping, eating, and drinking. Not all huddled together. Now they are all huddled together (sleeping?) on the side of the brooder. They aren’t huddled under the heat nor are they huddled as far away as possible...
  6. Leelu13

    Still need a heat lamp during the day or not?

    I have six chicks,4 silkies and 2 Wyandotte that are a little over 3 weeks old and are currently in my house. I've been using a heat lamp to keep them warm especially in the evenings. It's set to heat one side,so they can get away from it of they want to. However inside temp in my house is...
  7. trumpeting_angel

    First chicks, questions already!

    So our local farm and feed store told me my chicks are a week old, at most. I have 2 Buff Orps, a Gold-laced Wyandotte, and a Black Australian. First question. They don’t seem to want 95 degrees. But really, I don’t know. I brought them home after five, got them settled, then was busy making...
  8. Keeperoflock

    Heat Lamp Losing Power?

    Ok, I've noticed something weird about my heat lamp. At night before I go to bed the brooder temp says 92/93. When I get up it will say somewhere around 87. Is it possible for the lamp to weaken? There's no drafting going on and the sides of my brooder are 3 feet high or possibly a bit...
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