I am getting 8 chicks on Tuesday! I don't have a brooder, but will probably use a large cardboard box with pine shavings, or a rubbermaid container. I also have extra plastic and wire dog crates I could use.
My biggest question is WHERE to put the brooder? I don't have a coop built yet, but when I get it built, can I put them in there? Will the heat lamp provide enough heat even when it's cold outside?
I'm in Colorado and it's still really cold out at night and some days. Can I put the brooder in a shed in our yard or the garage or should I put it in the bathroom in our house?
We don't have an extra room or a basement in our current house, and we're getting the floors replaced in the house we're moving to in 3 weeks.
Thanks in advance! I'm a complete novice!
Sarah
My biggest question is WHERE to put the brooder? I don't have a coop built yet, but when I get it built, can I put them in there? Will the heat lamp provide enough heat even when it's cold outside?
I'm in Colorado and it's still really cold out at night and some days. Can I put the brooder in a shed in our yard or the garage or should I put it in the bathroom in our house?
We don't have an extra room or a basement in our current house, and we're getting the floors replaced in the house we're moving to in 3 weeks.
Thanks in advance! I'm a complete novice!
Sarah