Ohio Brooder with auto Temp controls

[IslandChickens12356]

I use two 125w bulbs instead of the 250w bulbs. I also have a dimmer I can turn it down when the ambient temps go up. The 250w bulbs get hot but the 125w bulbs, I can just about unscrew them with my fingers right after turning them off. They do not get near as hot as the 250w bulbs, much safer.

I ended up doing two 250W in the Ohio Brooder (they're pretty high up on the side, I might get the cage for them anyway though) and three 125W in the hover.

Getting temperatures of 87-95 underneath the lights, and 60 at the edges of the brooder. I'm not finished with insulating, it should be a minimum of 65 inside after.