ya, I really thought that on all the way through.
Oh granny, you are going to make yourself so sick. I brooded 75 chicks in my basement that spring. I have allergies, I get shots monthly. What a nightmare, we had a horrible snowy cold spring, but I moved them out to a unheated garage at 4 weeks. I did provide a light for each cage & I covered the cages with flannel sheets at night. They were fine, thank goodness, but I never ever will brood in my basement again. That fine dust travels everywhere.