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As far as I know, if they aren't huddling together or under the heat source they're comfortable with the temperature they're at. And the opposite being true, that constantly huddling chicks are too cold. Is this correct? I have a 100W ceramic emitter in a heat lamp pretty low in the "brooder"...

First time I've caught them exploring. Forgot to plug the heat lamp back in last night, but they weren't even huddling this morning (overnight low was in the upper 30s). Tail and wing feathers are coming in. They seem to be doing fine, but I've never raised chicks before so I don't know if this...

At a week old they're already starting to get some feathers. Here's a picture of the final configuration. They're up and moving when it's warm out. The 100w heat bulb will be swapped for a 250 so that the lamp can be raised to accommodate another 6 chicks.

Picked up half the chicks yesterday. I have the coop divided for them and they're currently in a box that has a "door" that allows free exploration of the area when they get a little older and adventurous. Right now they're huddling under the heat for the most part, but they get out for food and...

What issues would you see with a brooder like this? I have a ceramic bulb in the lamp, not the traditional heat bulb. It'll be filled with shavings.

Well yes, but there's an ordinance in my marriage that says anything I build has to somewhat match the house ans/or look nice. That's why I use vinyl siding, it's easy to make it look good even over top of not-so-perfect.

Ordered chicks today from a local feed store. 2 buff orpingtons, 2 blue copper marans, 2 gold laced Wyandottes, 2 Easter eggers, 2 olive eggers, and 2 cream legbars (pending order increasing). So that'll be 10-12 birds depending on it I get the legbars or not.

Thank you all for the reading suggestions, one of which I had already read. As for bringing them inside for the boys' sake- I've chosen to keep them outside because I don't want any of them to get lost in the house (from being picked up by a 3 year old) and there should be less bedding...

Well my coop still has some construction left on it before I'm ready, but I should receive a batch of buff orpingtons in about a month from a local breeder. I have two boys (3 and 6) that want to raise from chicks and I'm not opposed to the lower cost of birds. I do not have any existing flock...