7 week old chicks keep chirping

[Raysal]

My 7 week old bantam chicks chirp for hours since i took up their heat lamp at week 6. They are inside my house temperature is 70°. They don't need their heat lamp at night at 7 weeks right

 

[sourland]

They don't need their heat lamp. Chickens hate 'change' of any sort and tend to complain around their 'bedtime'.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Nope , they should be fine. Maybe hes just going to be a noisy one

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

They feel scared with out the comforting heat lamp they grew up with. But don't worry he/she will grow out of it

 

[Raysal]

 

[Mamatomany123]

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Are you having them go from light to sudden darkness? That will scare them.

 

[Raysal]

Are you having them go from light to sudden darkness? That will scare them.

No i have a night light on at night

 

[Mamatomany123]

No i have a night light on at night

That's not great either. With a light in they wint sleep properly. Is there a window you can keep open so they can get natural light? Do you plan on moving them outside soon?

 

[Raysal]

That's not great either. With a light in they wint sleep properly. Is there a window you can keep open so they can get natural light? Do you plan on moving them outside soon?

Yes i have 3 windows in my room they get natural light. I plan on moving them in a couple weeks should i go pitch black they are in my room

 

[Mamatomany123]

Yes i have 3 windows in my room they get natural light. I plan on moving them in a couple weeks should i go pitch black they are in my room

I would try to let them go with natural light. They get lighting when the sun comes up until it goes down. I start my babies out like in the coop so they just get natural lighting from what the sun provides. Nothing else.