Are they Huddled???

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lazy gardener said:
They only need the target range of heat under the lamp. It's much more healthy for them if the rest of the brooder is cooler. And, that target range is just a suggestion to give people a general idea of how much heat to provide. You'll most likely find that your chicks will be fine with a bit less heat. Let their behavior tell you what they need. If they are standing up under the light, they're definitely not warm enough. If they're trying to crawl under each other, they're cold. You can also turn the lamp off for a couple of hours each day after they're a week or so old. The worst thing any one can do with new chicks is to put them in a little box where the heat level is the same throughout, and the chicks can't get away from the heat. If you ever see a chick panting... that's cause for alarm.
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Don't be so focused on the numbers and what week it is. Momma hen is always the same temp under her body, and they're either under her at almost a hundred degrees, or they're outside in whatever ambient temp it happens to be--even freezing temps! As long as they have access to a warm spot, the rest of their little world should be the same temp as outside the brooder.
 

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