Ugh, had to move brooder in house- garage too hot

[Tracyree]

I don't know how to cool it off in there, any ideas? I'd really really like to get them back in the garage. I didn't mean to come across argumentative or anything, I did unplug the ecoglow as it wasn't needed, I just meant that it didn't improve the situation as it just produces radiant heat beneath it. It's just plain hot out there, even outside the brooder.

 

[Brookiesflock]

I keep all my young chicks in the house till they are ready for the coop, on hot days I have a fan inside coop and a mister for outside, my hens and turkeys love it!

 

[gale65]

I wonder how it would work to have a fan, maybe a clip on one where they can't reach, facing away from them so it would pull the hot air out of the brooder (rather than blowing air on them, which probably wouldn't be a good idea when they're so little).

 

[colebarnhart]

I had 26 in a brooder up until 2 days ago in the garage in a triple decker brooder I made and I had a couple of cheap box fans for the lower 2 and elevated a standing fan for the upper level and they had no heat only a 25w light bulb and were still hot but did fine. Now they're out side in the coop with a fan on them.

You northern state people crack me up when you talk about it being too HOT!!!! Here is my weekly forcast!!!!

 

[gale65]

OMG you can keep it. Is it really humid in OK? I am thinking it probably is. I will keep complaining though.

Last week it was "only" 97 here but the heat index was above 115.

Now this winter you southerners will crack US up when you think 30 degrees is too cold.

 

[colebarnhart]

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I think it's just a hotter than usual summer for lots of people. Some people think it's humid here but the weather is just very extreme and unpredictable. I'm in the GREEN Country area and in the spring we usually get a lot of rain and the last few summers have been really wet and I had to mow a lot, but this year it's major drought and everything is baked and brown. The grass is dead and crunches under your feet, but last year I had to mow into November. It's like a box of chocolates!!! But, I LOVE Humidity!!!! I grew up here but then lived in Florida for 16 years, so the humidity here in OK is nothing compared to that.

30 degrees is waaayyyy too COLD!!!!! But you're so right, there will be tons of posts on here from people worried that their chickens are too cold and will bring them inside the house for warmth, lol!!!!

 

[Tracyree]

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Great idea! I wouldn't have thought to turn e fan away from them. I tired pointing it over the brooder yesterday, but the draft things made me too nervous to leave it that way.

 

[AspiringUrbaniteFarmer]

If it's hot enough, at what point can you ditch the brooder & just keep them outside? Honest question, no idea if it's ridiculous. Still learning.

 

[dolly85]

If it is that hot I would put them in an open wire dog kennel under a shady tree for the day. They would be in chicky heaven!!! Then you could put them back in the brooder at night when temps get cooler. All baby chicks like to eat grass and bugs from day one.

 

[GardenState38]

I've been keeping my 1-week old chicks in the garage, and I've had pretty good luck regulating the temperature, even when it's been triple digits outside. Maybe it's because my house/garage are brick-covered?
I also have an EcoGlow, and I've found that shutting it down effectively lowers the ambient temperature in the brooder.
Also, I have been using a standing oscillating fan, pointed away from the brooder, to circulate air in the garage, while not giving them a draft (the fan is also higher than the brooder).
I have a few windows in the garage, as well, and I'll pull down the shades (light filtering, so that there is still some brightness) to keep direct sun out, which also can heat things up quite quickly.