Can brooder be outside?

[Greeneyedgardener]

I live in Florida and am wondering if I can leave my 3 week old chicks in the brooder with heat lamp on my screened in lanai? I have an unfortunate issue with my garage that I have a light that I just cannot get to turn off. And I want them to have days and nights and that is not happening with them in the garage. Our nighttime temperatures have been in the mid 50s.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I live in Florida and am wondering if I can leave my 3 week old chicks in the brooder with heat lamp on my screened in lanai?

Welcome to BYC!

If you can keep out raccoons, weasels, rats, and other vermin/predators then it's fine.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

50's would be a tropical vacation for my littles, it's been *28 at night. They're perfectly fine with no heat lamp, just a MHP. So long as the area is predator proof I think you're good to go.....