Outdoor brooder?

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

MY brooder is out in the coop. I have 2 heatlamps in there and its at a steady temp of 80.. will this be too cold? What could i do to mak it warmer besides moving the lights?

 

[pcosmom]

I don't know how big your brooder is but in mine I put a plastic dog house and put a smaller watt bulb 125 in the lamp and hung it on the side of the box, it doesn't close completely tight but the chicks seem to like it, and on really warm day if I unplug the lamp it gives them a cooler shady place to get..

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

my brooder is about 3 ft by 2ft by 4ft...

 

[pcosmom]

Mine is a lot bigger, but of course I went from 6 to 40 chicks

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

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Im nervouse with 2 heatlamps it wont stay at a good heat. Its either 110 degrees 0r 75-80 degrees.. ugh!

 

[icemanchicken]

Go to the home depot and get you a lower water heater thermostat and it will keep it what ever temp u like

and they are only 8 bucks or so.

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

How do those work?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

The chicks will tell you if they're comfortable or not. Watch the way they behave. It's your surest way to know.

I stopped trying to use a thermometer in the brooder. They don't accurately measure radiant heat. Your chicks will tell you what you need to know.