Ok, I have two batches of chicks both about 4 weeks old that are in my workshop of our basement. Temp stays 65 to 70 degrees there. We are working madly to finish coop and I have more birds that I ordered several months ago coming this Thurs. Had to free up one brooder heat lamp due to new batch. Batch one is 4 weeks, standard, 10 birds total. Batch 2 is 4 weeks old and 8 bantams. Batch 3 EE coming day old from hatchery.
I removed the heat lamp yesterday from batch 1. They did great, some light still in basement, ambient air not too cold etc. I wonder when can I remove lamp from batch 2 (bantams). They are feathered in, although a little less maybe than batch 1. I can't help but think of them as babies cause they are so small, but can i remove the light from bantums around the same time as standards? I am new to this and started with a bang, got 2 sets of chicks before my original set even got here from hatchery because I could not wait 6 weeks... Our coop is being built and is 12x24, so I will have room for them (big run too). And I will have two coops so I can keep bantams and standards separate if needed. Don't want anyone to think I got these without thinking, I am committed to these guys I bought my first backyard chicken book about 7 years ago, have been wanting them since then. Also, aside from being more work to keep the brooders clean while we finish coop, we aren't busting out of seems in workshop yet and my DH is wonderfully accomodating to my new hobby/pets. Any advice on removing heat lamp timing on bantams would be appreciated.
I removed the heat lamp yesterday from batch 1. They did great, some light still in basement, ambient air not too cold etc. I wonder when can I remove lamp from batch 2 (bantams). They are feathered in, although a little less maybe than batch 1. I can't help but think of them as babies cause they are so small, but can i remove the light from bantums around the same time as standards? I am new to this and started with a bang, got 2 sets of chicks before my original set even got here from hatchery because I could not wait 6 weeks... Our coop is being built and is 12x24, so I will have room for them (big run too). And I will have two coops so I can keep bantams and standards separate if needed. Don't want anyone to think I got these without thinking, I am committed to these guys I bought my first backyard chicken book about 7 years ago, have been wanting them since then. Also, aside from being more work to keep the brooders clean while we finish coop, we aren't busting out of seems in workshop yet and my DH is wonderfully accomodating to my new hobby/pets. Any advice on removing heat lamp timing on bantams would be appreciated.
