My chicks (only 5 total) are to arrive Tuesday and I set up the brooder today and am testing the light/heat.
I am using a big guinea pig cage and put cardboard all around it as a draft shield.
I got a lamp and red heat bulb from the feed store.
I was using an outdoor thermometer underneath and it quickly rose to 120 degrees even with me suspending the lamp from the ceiling.
If I suspend it even higher I will just end up heating the whole house!
I am thinking of getting a lower wattage infrared bulb from the pet store.
Would that work or is there anything specific about the ones you get at the feed store (they only seem to come in the high watt/ big bulb version)
SEE UPDATE ON PAGE 2
I am using a big guinea pig cage and put cardboard all around it as a draft shield.
I got a lamp and red heat bulb from the feed store.
I was using an outdoor thermometer underneath and it quickly rose to 120 degrees even with me suspending the lamp from the ceiling.
If I suspend it even higher I will just end up heating the whole house!
I am thinking of getting a lower wattage infrared bulb from the pet store.
Would that work or is there anything specific about the ones you get at the feed store (they only seem to come in the high watt/ big bulb version)
SEE UPDATE ON PAGE 2
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