Chicks in a Brooder ... When its HOTTTT

[afviolettes]

So I live in Texas ... And Texas is finally being Texas without all the cold rainy days and we're suppose to be consistently near 100 all week.

I just picked up some new chicks today and I'm in a little bit of a conundrum ...

Keeping them in the uncooled garage in 100 degree heat is probably not a good plan ... but the back patio where's its also 100+ is probably not ideal either ...

Right now I have them in a giant feeder tub, so high walls very little ventilation.

Thoughts ?

My only idea is to build a brooder with open sides to allow air flow and keep it on the patio ... but I'm sure some of you have dealt with this before ?

Thanks.

- Jason


*** I just saw a post on this in the forum (should have looked first, rule #1) - if a mod wants to remove this thread that's ok!***

 

[azygous]

Your instincts are good. You already know what you need to do. Ventilation is key.