Are They Warm Or Is This Normal (Togetherness)

[Saaan13]

Hi just wondering if this is normal behaviour and that the temp is right for them. They move over to the cooler side and sleep there aswell but there directly under the heat lamp now to so am I doing it right ?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I put a thermometer under the heat lamp and see how hot it is. How many weeks are they you should start 95°f the first week decrease by 5°f every week. I think they are too hot so moving it up an inch or two is probably the best idea

 

[Saaan13]

I put a thermometer under the heat lamp and see how hot it is. How many weeks are they you should start 95°f the first week decrease by 5°f every week. I think they are too hot so moving it up an inch or two is probably the best idea

The 2 brown ones are 1 week and the other one is 4 days old , I’ve checked the temp and it’s between 33-34 degrees , yeah imma move it up

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

The 2 brown ones are 1 week and the other one is 4 days old , I’ve checked the temp and it’s between 33-34 degrees , yeah imma move it up

Good idea. When my chicks were a week old I had to Temp at 90 degrees Fahrenheit on the bottom of the brooder but they were constantly hot so I had to make it cooler than what is generally recommended. It's best just to go by their behavior they know what they want LOL

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I never use a thermometer I just go off theor behavior. If they're all smashed against the wall away from the heat its time to move the heat lamp up

 

[rosemarythyme]

Your temperatures are good if they're freely using all the space in the brooder without issue. What you don't want is for them to want to stay under the heat only (too cold), or conversely away from it only (too hot).

 

[Saaan13]

I put a thermometer under the heat lamp and see how hot it is. How many weeks are they you should start 95°f the first week decrease by 5°f every week. I think they are too hot so moving it up an inch or two is probably the best idea

So I moved the heat lamp and i took a video

They look like this , is it the right temperature or are they just birds who enjoy togetherness

The middle temp is the brooder temp

 

[Saaan13]

Your temperatures are good if they're freely using all the space in the brooder without issue. What you don't want is for them to want to stay under the heat only (too cold), or conversely away from it only (too hot).

They sleep all over the brooder , they even slept in the food out the way of the heat lamp

The middle temp is the brooder temp

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

How big is your brooder?

 

[Saaan13]

They sleep all over the brooder , they even slept in the food out the way of the heat lamp

The middle temp is the brooder temp

How big is your brooder?

It’s 53 cm length by 35 width by 33 height