are my chick's cold?

[mnlght10]

Hi everybody,

I'm kinda new to this but I'm wondering in if my chick's are happy we have them in the garage and it's kinda warm today in the low 80's when I have the heat lamp on they are making a mess in there pen and eating and drinking just fine but then when I turn the light off they are sleep cuddled together are they cold in 80 degrees weather? They are a week old??

 

[drumstick diva]

When chicks are huddled up together they are cold. Newly hatched chicks should have a temp. under the heat lamp of 95 degrees, each week you can lower it by 5 degrees by moving the lamp a bit farther away. When chicks are at a good temp, they will lay independently. If they are too hot they will be panting and possibly have their baby wings lifted away from their body to cool off.

 

[mnlght10]

Thank you!!! I just worry cuz it's so warm in our garage the temp in there says 85 but with them being a week old about the temp should be about 90

 

[sunflour]

glad to have you join us.

No matter what temp, when lights are out, they sleep.

Place a thermometer in the brooder floor level where they are and judge the heat light based on that temp and how the chicks are acting.

 

[mnlght10]

Ok so I won't stress about them sleeping whenever the light is out its really warm in the garage there is no way they could be cold the thermometer says between 85 and 90

 

[mnlght10]

And I know they sleep naturally huddled together

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[nj2wv]

welcome to BYC !!