BlindLemonChicken
Crowing
I usually brood on the back porch or in the garage depending on weather. The first couple weeks I leave a red heat lamp on all the time but move it farther away as time goes one. At night if in the garage I shut off every other light. On the back porch night does that and then I put a blanket over them for added night time. This last batch of chicks I was very lazy about the heat lamp and they had it on over three weeks. I just got them outside last night in their own baby coop. No real weaning off light and they are just fine. Nature knows best and when I am being a good chicken owner I try to mimic it