Brooder Question!

[texas_is_home]

Ok, so I live in South Texas and it's anywhere from 90-100 degrees here almost every day. I've got my chicks in a kennel, i keep the kennel in the garage at night and during the day I move it into the laundry room. I've attached a thermometer to their kennel and I am constantly monitoring it. The temperature is always between 90-100 degrees. They chicks are not panting nor are they huddled up as if they were cold. Is there still any reason I should set up a light for them? Is the only reason for the brooder heat?

 

[DODALDO]

How old are you chicks? I live in Co and had to use a light when my chicks we little. Yes the light is for heat. And if it is 90-100 that's plunty warm there are a lot of info on here on how you remove the heat as the chicks get older but don't sound like you have that problem, hope this helps good luck.

 

[texas_is_home]

Great! That is exactly what I wanted to hear. I'm not exactly sure how old they are. They can't be anymore than 4 weeks old. They've started getting feathers and are growing at a tremendous rate! They are very healthy and playful, i just wanted to make sure i wasn't making a bad choice on not supplying a light for 'em.

 

[gritsar]

My chicks were about 4 weeks old this time last year. I stopped using the lamp during the day and only turned it on when it started cooling off in the evenings. By five and a half weeks, they were off the light completely. Living iin the South has its advantages.

 

[Mahlzeit]

No need for a heat lamp as long as the nights don't get to cold. Have fun with them