Amferro103s Homemade Chicken Brooder

[FredHill]

Please forgive if I am posting this question inappropriately.
I am interested in building the incubator described by the thread title. Seems simple enough. But the top is just hardware cloth. How do I control the humidity and temperature? Thank you so much!

 

[All4Eggz]

I am not aware that you have to control humidity as much as you do temperature.

Temperature can be controlled with a heat lamp, moving it closer or further away from the chicks to make it hotter or colder in the brooder. Use a thermometer to make sure it is at the correct temp.

Good luck! Please post pictures of the chicks when you get a chance.

 

[FredHill]

I know very little but I've read that you do need to keep humidity constant and then increase it the last few days, so....?