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If you don't have one you don't need to run out and get one. Just watch the chicks to make sure they are comfortable. Once they have time to warm up if they stay huddled up directly under the light they are too cold. If they are as far away from the light as they can get and panting then they...

Here is a like to some more information on brooding chicks: https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-first60days.html

Quote: Do you have a thermometer that you can put in the brooder to check the temp? Once they warm up they should be just fine.

Quote: I quoted from the duplicate thread to keep it all in one place. At 1 week old the babies should be in a brooder with a constant temp of about 90 degrees with no drafts. The brooder can be inside the coop. I use a plastic tote bin with a piece of hardware cloth for the cover. I rest...