1 week old chicks

[obicat]

I have an electric hen heat plate for exactly this reason. Its the closest thing to an actual hen I can find and it works so well. No way is it 95 degrees under there though!

 

[CB3fish]

I didn't bother with a thermometer, you can use the chicks behavior to know if it's too hot, too cold or just right. If they're not huddling together under the light nor at the very far edges of the box away from the light, then they're probably pretty happy with the temperature.

Thank you and yes I have noticed that when too warm, they move away.

 

[CB3fish]

I just bought a heat lamp at tractor store and it works okay. I have moved it out because it was too warm and the chicks demonstrate with. their feet

 

[CB3fish]

View attachment 1382059 I have 4 one week old chicks, we’ve kept them under a heat lamp in a box in the house all week giving them a few minutes outside to enjoy the grass and dirt. Everything I have read says roughly 90-95 degrees is a good temp for them at this point...but my chicks pant at 85-90 and seem happiest around 75... is that normal?
They are 2 Easter Eggers and 2 polish of that is helpful
they are currently outside in their box running around playing keep away with each other with some dandelion weeds and various other weeds I put in there and it’s about 76 degrees. (Dandelion weeds and pollen seem to be their favorite to play keep away with)

I have chicks which are about 5 days old. Today I put them out for the first time, it's over 80 degrees now. They have both sun and shade in a completely wired pen except for the bottom which is the ground. Pen is 5 feet by 3 feet. and 3 feet high. So are safe. At the beginning they just huddled up because of fear. I hope they do not eat any bad weeds? At night I will put them back int he brooder.

 

[ChickaMama49]

I have chicks which are about 5 days old. Today I put them out for the first time, it's over 80 degrees now. They have both sun and shade in a completely wired pen except for the bottom which is the ground. Pen is 5 feet by 3 feet. and 3 feet high. So are safe. At the beginning they just huddled up because of fear. I hope they do not eat any bad weeds? At night I will put them back int he brooder.

How long do you take your baby chicks out for at that age?