Hi Everyone.
Its been five days since I got my chicks, and they are growing FAST. Look at the picture.
I actually have a couple of questions about the brooder. Does it look like they need a bigger brooder house to anyone? They are getting big. According to my mom, who has macular degeneration, (an eye disease,) they are getting bigger every day. There are ten in their now. Do they need a bigger brooder?
Second question, My parents are not really liking the smell of the brooder, even though I clean it often. We are trying to find a way to move it to our garage, but the garage is so cold, that the heat lamp, even at its highest setting, does not provide sufficient heat to the chicks. We found this out when we tried putting them out there with the heat lamp on and they were all huddled under the lamp trying to get warm. Any ideas on how to keep them warm in a cold garage? We are stumped trying to figure it out.
Other than these two problems, the chicks are doing GREAT!
Jared
Its been five days since I got my chicks, and they are growing FAST. Look at the picture.
I actually have a couple of questions about the brooder. Does it look like they need a bigger brooder house to anyone? They are getting big. According to my mom, who has macular degeneration, (an eye disease,) they are getting bigger every day. There are ten in their now. Do they need a bigger brooder?
Second question, My parents are not really liking the smell of the brooder, even though I clean it often. We are trying to find a way to move it to our garage, but the garage is so cold, that the heat lamp, even at its highest setting, does not provide sufficient heat to the chicks. We found this out when we tried putting them out there with the heat lamp on and they were all huddled under the lamp trying to get warm. Any ideas on how to keep them warm in a cold garage? We are stumped trying to figure it out.
Other than these two problems, the chicks are doing GREAT!
Jared
