Hello!
We've had quite the morning. I woke up to the power being out the day that my turkey poulets arrived at the post office due to a freak snow storm. I was able to get them from the USPS and get home and keep them by the fire until the power came back on.
The issue is that I set up a wonderful brooder box (on floor) in the garage for them and have a heating pad under that brooder box because the concrete can get very cold as it's still super cold out. It doesn't heat, just keeps the floor area not ice cold. But, due to the insanity of this morning, I've had to cobble together a makeshift brooder box in the 3 season room where the fire is located. Now that the power is back on, they're under lamps, but there's very little way to control how far off from the top of the box it is since the room isn't set up - I want to keep them here, though, in case the power goes out again. Clamping the lamp on the window sill makes the lamps too close and they were getting way too overheated. I've put together a makeshift lift on the lamps, which is kind of at the level, but not very stable and I really do not like the set up. They're starting to do a pile up on the spot where the lamp is shining, so I think it may be just too far away. I'm too afraid of taking the hour long there-and-back car ride to a tractor supply to get a bucket while they're still just 1 day old having had such a tumultuous morning, so I am trying to make-do with what is around.
Can I put the heating pad under the box in addition to their lamp, or would that be too hot? I have it set to 75. Has anyone else had to do a makeshift brooder box?
We've had quite the morning. I woke up to the power being out the day that my turkey poulets arrived at the post office due to a freak snow storm. I was able to get them from the USPS and get home and keep them by the fire until the power came back on.
The issue is that I set up a wonderful brooder box (on floor) in the garage for them and have a heating pad under that brooder box because the concrete can get very cold as it's still super cold out. It doesn't heat, just keeps the floor area not ice cold. But, due to the insanity of this morning, I've had to cobble together a makeshift brooder box in the 3 season room where the fire is located. Now that the power is back on, they're under lamps, but there's very little way to control how far off from the top of the box it is since the room isn't set up - I want to keep them here, though, in case the power goes out again. Clamping the lamp on the window sill makes the lamps too close and they were getting way too overheated. I've put together a makeshift lift on the lamps, which is kind of at the level, but not very stable and I really do not like the set up. They're starting to do a pile up on the spot where the lamp is shining, so I think it may be just too far away. I'm too afraid of taking the hour long there-and-back car ride to a tractor supply to get a bucket while they're still just 1 day old having had such a tumultuous morning, so I am trying to make-do with what is around.
Can I put the heating pad under the box in addition to their lamp, or would that be too hot? I have it set to 75. Has anyone else had to do a makeshift brooder box?