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PVILLAGO
Songster
The walls are 18"H. I read Only for 2wks. I have a cover if they get too crazy. The temp should be 90-95° but it definitely isn't that warm. I'm going to break down and buy a heat lamp tomorrow and hang from ceiling. I just worry about fire. Fingers crossedI assume this is just for the first week or two? Did you make a cover? The walls aren't that tall so by the end of the first week you're probably going to see chicks start hopping out.
How many chicks are you expecting? Since you have both a brooding plate and an upright heat plate, I'd remove the upright heat plate - it'll get in the way of a cover, and chicks should have both warm and cool areas. Assuming the brooding plate is enough for number of birds, they won't need the upright heat.