I am brand new here and brand new to chicks, been reading some and learning a lot but I was curious about the brooder light.
I have an infrared light (red) shining in the corner of a cardboard box, does this light stay on 24/7 or is there a certain time to turn it off?
If its supposed to be turned off, what methods are common for keeping the chicks warm at night? They are currently set up in my garage.
Info:
3 Americuanas bought from local feed store, they say they are a few days old.
Brooder is a card board box with news paper and paper towels on top.
Feed is local organic chick feed.
Temp: 91F
I just picked them up and did some testing with the temperature, noticed they are very responsive to the temperature. They huddled at 80F
and go more active and started feeding and exploring at 90F.
Thanks, great site and great info on here.
Bryan