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Tonight i noticed that they make a distinct sound, some kind of bird yarning perhaps, right before bed. This is after the loud cries.

We heat our house to 64-65F while my friends heat theirs to 70F I really think they are fine but will keep close monitor. Quote:

I don't mind the noise, just find the behavior very interesting and it is good to know it happens to other chicks too. Quote:

Well according to the book, 90F and -5F every week. They are about 4 weeks thus 70F and the house is 64F, draft free. I was thinking that in nature, there's no such thing as a heat emitter. They are not making a bit of noise all night and they are happiest in the morning foraging for food.

I think mine get confused because it gets pretty dark around 6:30-7pm, then we come home and turn all the lights on (They live in our kitchen) and stay on till at least 10:30pm. This way they couldn't sleep and are really tired. Maybe that's why they are really loud. After we turn all the lights...

I don't think they are cold because they don't huddle also they are happy all day long, only get very fuzzy around bedtime, just like little babies. As soon as lights are off, within 5 min, they become really quiet. We were using the heat emitter before but just stopped a couple days ago. Our...

We have three 25 day old chicks. I find they are the loudest at night. The only way to shut them up is to turn off the lights, then they will get quiet within 5min. Does anyone know why they are the loudest at night? Is this something similar to mammals, like babies get really fussy before...