2 Week Old Chicks Not Using Brooder Plate

[Shancanbonan]

Great! I thought mine were old enough to not need a heatlamp but I guess I took it away a little too early. Adding the lamp solved the problem. But seriously the pile of chicks looked SO cute. I just didnt realize what was happening. I had also just moved them out of the brooder with a mesh floor to a regular dirt-floor pen, so if theyd been piling before, it wouldn't have been as big of a deal so they might not have realized it. Oh well, you live and you learn.

So true. It always sucks learning the hard way.

 

[DobieLover]

I would move them out to your garage if you have one. Do you have their coop and run set up already? If so, I'd move them out there. They will do MUCH better outside than inside, they will feather out faster and be much happier.
How many chicks do you have?