This is my idea, please let me know what works best:
We are switching our two week olds to the coop today, sectioning it off into a 16 sq ft section. Will have 3" of shavings, draft-free, natural light.
For the heat, I have a light-free chick warmer on one end and a 100w or 60w ceramic emitter bulb (no light) on the other end. (Just have to see which one gives me the right temp. Then, there is a ceiling light, not directly overhead of the brooder area.
Should I leave the ceiling light on for progressively fewer hours each night to get them to total darkness?? AND if so, should I back off on the early morning end or the early evening end???
Like, off at 5 am, off at 4 am, off at 3 am, off at 2am, off at 1am, etc until it's off 9 pm then off for good????????
Thanks ONCE again!! You all are THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa
The sun comes up at 5:52 am and sets at 7:30 pm.
We are switching our two week olds to the coop today, sectioning it off into a 16 sq ft section. Will have 3" of shavings, draft-free, natural light.
For the heat, I have a light-free chick warmer on one end and a 100w or 60w ceramic emitter bulb (no light) on the other end. (Just have to see which one gives me the right temp. Then, there is a ceiling light, not directly overhead of the brooder area.
Should I leave the ceiling light on for progressively fewer hours each night to get them to total darkness?? AND if so, should I back off on the early morning end or the early evening end???
Like, off at 5 am, off at 4 am, off at 3 am, off at 2am, off at 1am, etc until it's off 9 pm then off for good????????
Thanks ONCE again!! You all are THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa
The sun comes up at 5:52 am and sets at 7:30 pm.