I have the temp. at 70 degrees. The chicks still hang out near the sides. My heat lamp is the only heat source and it's only on twice a day. Some of the chicks go under the lamp when it's on but most stay at the sides. They are 2 weeks and 2 days old today and I'm afraid if it's too cold they...
I took out the heater and heat lamp so its 80 degrees they seem to be doing fine now. But the one is still sick and i dont know how to get them back to normal.
mine were doing the same thing i got them a week ago and
i thought they were dehydrated so i dipped their heads in water and
that helped 3 of them but the other one was still doing it so i
thought it was overheating so i put it in the shade.
i was thinking about sand and i think it would be too cold for little chicks so i put some hay in my chickencoop. now a lot of my chickens are dying but i dont know if its because of the hay or the heat or anything.i know that there was a rat that killed them at night and nibbeled them so i...
I got them on May 24. i had them at 95 degrees but they kept dying so i moved it to 85 just recently. they are in my chicken coop in a room 12 feet by 6feet and about 8 feet tall. i give them fresh water every morning and night. they are eating chick starter food and they eating well. i put 1...