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    First Timer: Chicks and brooder temp issues..

    Thanks everyone. I am keeping an eye on them regularly. Im only basing how comfortable they seem to be on those signs, I know when they get hot because they obviously avoid the main light, they get lined up along the sides, havent seen any panting or wing stretching.. But I think I've been...
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    First Timer: Chicks and brooder temp issues..

    There is plenty of room for them to get out of the heat, I am using the same type (watt and color) bulb, and its probably more like 21 inches above. I've got 10, 5 production reds and 5 barred rocks. About 4 days old. I am keeping them in one of those plastic blue storage containers, a large...
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    First Timer: Chicks and brooder temp issues..

    I read plenty on here before getting my chicks that during the first week the chicks need temps of 90-95 deg. My chicks seem much more sensitive to the temperature, at around 87 they act like they are much too warm, and I've turned the heat lamp off all-together and waited a bit, when I checked...
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