AlHawk
Chirping
OK. Newbie question here.
I don't THINK anything is wrong but got my chicks yesterday and all signs point to them being happy and healthy. No loud peeping, no shivering, etc etc. I was attempting to employ the mother heating pad but mine didn't have the auto-shutoff override so I have a light. Temps in the garage are around 75-80 and around 85-90 around the light. As I said everything SEEMS ok to me.
So the question is: "Why do my chicks huddle at the far end of the cage away from the light when they're warming up?" Yes, they do go near the light but they more often sleep and huddle 2' away where the temp is around 75'ish. I thought they would huddle near the warm lamp to maintain that nice warm 90 degrees that everyone talks about.
BTW: They're so cute!!
I don't THINK anything is wrong but got my chicks yesterday and all signs point to them being happy and healthy. No loud peeping, no shivering, etc etc. I was attempting to employ the mother heating pad but mine didn't have the auto-shutoff override so I have a light. Temps in the garage are around 75-80 and around 85-90 around the light. As I said everything SEEMS ok to me.
So the question is: "Why do my chicks huddle at the far end of the cage away from the light when they're warming up?" Yes, they do go near the light but they more often sleep and huddle 2' away where the temp is around 75'ish. I thought they would huddle near the warm lamp to maintain that nice warm 90 degrees that everyone talks about.
BTW: They're so cute!!