2 day old chick won't move and stands still in 1 spot breathing hard.

[JDChickChat]

the way you say that seems a bit rude. you could have said "I'm sorry to hear about your chick, but it may have been too hot as 80 to 85 is the average temperature" and also 95 is the average temperature just to let you know.

Very well said!

 

[Kiki]

For a 2 day old chick, 94 degrees is fine. It is recommended that the brooder be between 95 t 100 for the first week of life, decreasing the temperature 5 degrees each week thereafter. It wasn't too hot, not by a long shot. 80 degrees for a 2 day old chick is not hot enough.

How many chicks have you hatched or brooded?
How many have you lost?

 

[JDChickChat]

How many chicks have you hatched or brooded?
How many have you lost?

Brooded 8, lost 1 to an accidental incident with my dog.

Set them outside in their coop at 4 weeks old but up until they were nearly feathered, I followed the guideline that I mentioned before which is commonly how it's done.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

For a 4 day old chick, 94 degrees is fine. It is recommended that the brooder be between 95 t 100 for the first week of life, decreasing the temperature 5 degrees each week thereafter. It wasn't too hot, not by a long shot. 80 degrees for a 2 day old chick is not hot enough.

I'm going to have to disagree here. 95-100F is too hot for chicks, especially if they are kept inside.
90-95F the first week is fairly "standard", but that's in one spot of the brooder - the rest of that brooder needs to be cool.

Drop by 5F every week - but let's be honest watching the thermometers can be deceiving. Watching behavior is a better indicator of whether chicks are comfortable and if they need more/less heat. Chicks huddling right under the heat - they need more warmth. If they are avoiding heat, they are too hot.

As mentioned previously, I don't use a heat lamp, I think they are too hot for most brooder set-ups. I prefer to use a heating pad "cave" - Look up Mama Heating Pad. Anyway - the chicks do sleep in their "cave" at night, but during the day, they only stay in there for short periods of time - rest of the time they are active, eating and exploring their world.

I see nothing wrong with how this post has been conducted. Being direct is not being rude.

 

[nimrah]

let's just say everyone was right in a way

 

[Kiki]

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let's just say everyone was right in a way

No let's not.

95 is too hot no matter what your colorful image shows.
100 will kill them one way or another.

 

[Kiki]

Brooded 8, lost 1 to an accidental incident with my dog.

Set them outside in their coop at 4 weeks old but up until they were nearly feathered, I followed the guideline that I mentioned before which is commonly how it's done.

This is exactly my point. You got lucky.
Try brooding hundreds or thousands of chicks at a hundred degrees and see what happens.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

let's just say everyone was right in a way

For a 4 day old chick, 94 degrees is fine. It is recommended that the brooder be between 95 t 100 for the first week of life, decreasing the temperature 5 degrees each week thereafter.

@nimrah I'm sorry that this is all distressing you. Sadly, not everyone can be "right" in this world. We all have things to learn, mistakes to be made, triumphs to be celebrated - no one is right all the time.
I want to thank you for finding and posting the chart - it illustrates beautifully that 100F is just simply too hot for chicks in a brooder.
According to the chart you posted and the accompanying link/article (which is posted below) - I see no temperatures on the chart above 95F.

I can agree with this chart being used as a guideline for brooder temperature adjustment. While I do like to monitor temperature, ime, behavior of chicks is the best indicators whether the brooder is comfy or not.

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https://www.altdesign.com/poultry-chicks-brooding/

 

[frostic]

Wow, y'all calm your roosters for a min.

So I found a temp they like. hot side is 92 degrees
and cold side under the lamp is 85 and they sit in the center of the brooder, they seem really happy now and not fighting but they seem to like the center best.
the temp is about 88 where they sit and chirp and clean each other.

I think each batch of chicks like different temps. so I been adjusting it to see where they like it the most and found it to be about 88-90 is where my chicks sit.

They seem to be doing very well and starting to chase each other playing. its so cute. lol

 

[MamaChick70]

Sorry to hear of the loss of the chick