What have I done? HELP!

[Lorije1]

I live in NW FLorida.... our cooler weather comes in late October. We always tell new folks here "When the Fair comes in October (around the 20th) it will start to turn cooler". Our first "frost" date is Nov 8 or so.... but we all KNOW it won't really be for several weeks after that.

Yet, now that I have a fall garden and an order of 25 Cornish x for Oct 20 it is getting colder!! If it is in the 40s / 50s at night am I going to have to keep my frankenchickens inside?!?!?


As posted above I only have a tin-roof shelter that I was going to wrap blue tarp for the sides and hang a brooder light (they will be in a big wading pool at first). After all I have read about the poo amounts / smells I really ,,,, really would rather not have 25 of these things in my 912sqft house!

 

[mstricer]

I think they will be alright with a light, Does it really did that low this early. Here in Ohio we have temps in the 50's during the day, next week it should be in the 60's. I have 25 in an attached garage and yes they do stink, one more week and they go out.

 

[Lorije1]

I would seriously run away screaming if we had 50's during the day right now. It is already staying 78-80 which is delightful to me, but kind of threatening the whole first go 'round with meat chickens.

 

[Lorije1]

So I got 25 meat chickens (cornishx) on Thursday... I lost one Thurs, Fri and Sat.

Daytime temps are running in the 80's, nightime in the 60's- high 50s, maybe a mid 40's late this week. What is the absolute earliest I can put these little psycho poop machines outside? I have 2 brooder lights, one with a red light one regular white light. I can either put them in a kiddie pool or a 110gal stock tank. I really.... REALLY... want them out of my house.