Hello all ,
I have one gold lace orpington bantie in a brooding box in the kitchen , being kept warm with a brinsea eco glow heater . She was the the only hatchling from 5 eggs and yes, I feel sorry for her . She is about 11 days old and doing great , eating and drinking well and I can see her wing feathers developing . Once she's bigger I plan to put her in a run ( the ark type , like rabbits have ) within one of the outbuildings with the rabbits and guinea pigs. I am a bit worried about how to wean her off the heat . I will be needing the eco glow heater for more new arrivals around 26th of this month and was wondering if I need to buy an infra red poultry lamp or would a red fire glow bulb be enough to keep this lone chick warm . We live in north east scotland and have quite cold autumns here so I think it will be a while before I can move her to an outside run. Luckily there are the outbuildings with a power supply , any tips and advise would be very welcome.