Are the fine?

[Chickychick7861]

They will huddle together and complain. You really should put a thermometer in there so that you know what the temperature is.

I have one

Purchase a thermometer

I have one but it doesn’t seem to be working. Stay at the same temp inside and out

 

[blackdog043]

You really need to get a thermometer, so you can check the temp. Plastic bins for brooders can heat up to high. They need a warm side and a cooler side. For tonight put your hands on both sides and see if you can feel a difference, since your thermometer isn't working. If it feels the same, move your light over to one side more.
That bin might work for a week, then you will need something bigger and covered, so they don't fly out. Chicks double their size every week. I would move the water and feed to to other side so it's not under the light. Mainly the water so it doesn't get to warm.

 

[paneubert]

My main concern is that you have ducks in with chickens. The ducks are going to need water access to swim, drink completely differently than chickens, and are going to make a really big mess......

 

[Chickychick7861]

My main concern is that you have ducks in with chickens. The ducks are going to need water access to swim, drink completely differently than chickens, and are going to make a really big mess......

Thanks I’m going to get a separate water area when I get a bigger bin.

 

[aart]

They look fine to me!
It can be scary when they flop down and don't move!

Here's my notes on chick heat, hope something in there might help:

They need to be pretty warm(~85-90F on the brooder floor right under the lamp and 10-20 degrees cooler at the other end of brooder) for the first day or two, especially if they have been shipped, until they get to eating, drinking and moving around well. But after that it's best to keep them as cool as possible for optimal feather growth and quicker acclimation to outside temps. A lot of chick illnesses are attributed to too warm of a brooder. I do think it's a good idea to use a thermometer on the floor of the brooder to check the temps, especially when new at brooding, later I still use it but more out of curiosity than need.

The best indicator of heat levels is to watch their behavior:
-If they are huddled/piled up right under the lamp and cheeping very loudly, they are too cold.
-If they are spread out on the absolute edges of the brooder as far from the lamp as possible, panting and/or cheeping very loudly, they are too hot.
-If they sleep around the edge of the lamp calmly just next to each other and spend time running all around the brooder they are juuuust right!

The lamp is best at one end of the brooder with food/water at the other cooler end of the brooder, so they can get away from the heat or be under it as needed. Wattage of 'heat' bulb depends on size of brooder and ambient temperature of room brooder is in. Regular incandescent bulbs can be used, you might not need a 'heat bulb'. If you do use a heat bulb make sure it's specifically for poultry, some heat bulbs for food have teflon coatings that can kill birds. You can get red colored incandescent bulbs at a reptile supply source. A dimmer extension cord is an excellent way to adjust the output of the bulb to change the heat without changing the height of the lamp.