I am doing a dry run on my Ohio (Hover) Brooder. I have a thermometer about 3 inches (chick height) off the floor under one of the heat lamps. It's been reading around 80 degrees with no chicks. I know I want to be around 92 with chicks. What should my target temp with no chicks be now? Should I lower the heat lamp some on the side of the brooder to get it warmer. The brooder is in my unheated barn and it is in the mid-twenties outside right now. No drafts on the chick space and very few in the barn. I have fifty-five chicks coming Friday. It may get a bit colder this weekend. Should I put a heat lamp in the food and water area?
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