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  1. floral_chickadee

    Chicks think 90-95°F is too cold?

    So, I just got my babies this morning and I’ve been constantly adjusting the heat lamp. I’ve been told that the correct temperatures for 0-1 week is 90-95°F and to lower that temperature every week, but so far I’ve noticed that they all huddle if the temperature in under 93° and seem...
  2. AmberNate

    Too cold to move chicks outside?

    Hi everyone! I’m a new chicken mama to 4 Easter Egger ladies. They are just about 8 weeks old and still in their brooder. The chicken farm we got them from told us to keep them indoors until the temperature outside matches the temperature inside. We’re in NJ and it’s in the 20s here right now...
  3. chickenchicklady

    Negative temps in uninsulated chicken coop

    Hello friends! We have negative temperatures coming, and a couple days next week are going to be -15 with single digits of the high reaching up to 6°. We have recently built a new coop however, it is not insulated yet. Do I need to put a heat lamp or a small heater in there during those nights...
  4. chickenchicklady

    Going to get too cold for chickens?

    Hey! I just found out that we’re supposed to get snow in 7 days with a low of 21. I have 25 meat birds, and I knew I was cutting it close to the cold weather When I ordered them, but I wasn’t expecting it so soon. The only housing they have is a Joel Salatin style tractor, so it’s not totally...
  5. M

    Help! did we kill the chicks??

    I've had a hen sitting on eggs 19 days. She's in a high nesting box so last night we made one closer to the ground and moved her. When I went to check on her this morning she was off the eggs and the eggs were cold. I put the eggs back in her original roost. She may have been off them for...
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