How to get them out of my house...quickly!

[reneemellor]

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I'm just outside Waco. I REALLY wish I had a barn or garage to brood them in. All I have (besides the house) is a small shed with no electricity. Thanks for the advice. I'm sure I will figure it out.

 

[jmtcmkb]

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Happy-Homesteader/Brooding-Baby-Chicks-Winter.aspx

Dont know if the above article will make you feel any better, but it did me when I started thinking about getting chicks and really not wanting to wait until Spring. The article doesnt address specific temps if I recall, but it does speak to chicks only need that immediate warm area with the surrounding being very cold.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Happy-Homesteader/Keeping-Chickens-In-Winter.aspx

 

[bobbieschicks]

I've run two extension cords to the coop and have the heat lamp clamped inside the coop off one of the 2x4s - so far it's working fine to keep them warm without overheating. The coop was 69F this a.m. and today it is 55F outside and cloudy. If you can run a series of extension cords you could rig up a lamp for them temporarily. My chicks were three weeks old yesterday.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Agree. A long, heavy duty, construction grade extension cord is a necessity for life.

There's a ton of stuff you need one for. Running power to the shed, coop, a camp out, Christmas lighting, work project, etc.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Wait til they have their feathers-usually 5 weeks, sometimes a little later depending on the breed. We just put ours out- with a light and they are 6 weeks, but the one roo doesn't have as many feathers as the rest yet.

 

[reneemellor]

I never heat the coop. Last year I had a fire and I was lucky none of the chickens were hurt.

 

[reneemellor]

Fred's Hens :

Agree. A long, heavy duty, construction grade extension cord is a necessity for life.

There's a ton of stuff you need one for. Running power to the shed, coop, a camp out, Christmas lighting, work project, etc.

My hubby works construction. We have extension cords coming out our ears. Lol​

 

[fiddlebanshee]

Just make sure you don't just clamp the lamp. Fasten it with a chain and hooks at two different points, I used two separate chains and 4 hooks, just to have a failsafe option. You don't want a fire, and a heatlamp is fine as long as you practice multiple safety options.

 

[Tripp16]

What I have learned in my experience is to let them have the light the first week but dont let them have it too long. Believe me I have 4 fully feathered chickens who think they can't without the light!!