Somis Chicken Newbie!

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Hello!
I just bought my first chicks yesterday!
A Welsummer and an Araucana.
They are a week old.
I have them in my diy brooder right now and am having trouble keeping the temperature up.
The weather outside is low 70s in the day and low 50s at night.
I only have two chicks and they are in a plastic storage bin, in the garage.
Any tips would help!
Thanks
Sara
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Welcome to BYC
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The best temps for them right now maybe for another week or 2 is 95* and gradually drop 5* in following weeks, Especially theres only 2 of them. A non coated lamp bulb hanging SECURELY above and a thermometer on their level.
 
agree with Spartan and Welcome to Backyard chickens
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. When room temperatures are low or inconsistent - it's hard for a heat lamp to compensate. Could you put the brooder in a warmer area?
 
Hi and welcome to BYC - great to have you join us and congrats on the new chicks. I hope the advice about will help you out.

The Learning Centre is a great resource, even for experienced chicken keepers - loads of info on anything chicken. https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

Joining your state thread will put you in contact with other BYC members in your area, which can be very helpful.

(https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread)

The members here are amazing - very friendly and helpful, so if you need an answer to a question or simply want some reassurance that what you are doing is ok, then post away - we all help each other out here at BYC.

All the best
CT
 
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You've been given some great advice already (don't let them get chilled) so I'll just say hello!
 

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