Hello!! I'm having a problem with my heat lamp temps. Our chicks are only 5 days old and the temps here on LongIsland the past few days have been getting inti the high 80's - low 90's. We are keeping the brooder in our sunroom (solid roof, glass windows on 3 walls, solid 4th wall) and the temp in the brooder out on direct heat is hitting 100 or above. We have the heat lamp as high as it can go without drilling holes in the ceiling. Is it ok to turn it off during the day and keep a close eye on the brooder temps? I don't want anything bad to happen to the chicks (we have only 3). Bringing them inside our house is not an option. I have 3 dogs and 3 house cats. Is ther anything else I can do to keep them cooler. All the windows are open in th sunroom and we have a big floor standing fan on also. Thank You. I forgot to mention we are using a 250w bulb that came with the brooder. The temp in the sunroom is 84.
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