I live in Illinois it's July right now of course. It's still warm out. Should I keep the heat lamp going at night since it is possible for it to get to 50's During the Day it's hot and humid so I didn't plan on having the heat lamp on. I need some help here.please
Hello and Welcome To BYC! How old are the chicks? With young chicks that need the temp at 90-95* you may have to keep it on even during the day. You'll really want to keep the heat lamp on at night with young chicks if it is getting that cold... just be sure the brooder is big enough where they can get away from the heat / have cooler spots. Here is a nice article form the Learning Center on raising chicks for the first 60 days and the temps they need etc https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens
from Washington! BYC is the best fowl website you can find. I hope you feel glad you signed up! In our flock we have great people and it is always great to have a new member In our flock, we have no pecking order! By the way, not saying that you will do anything bad, but no fowl play That is great info. I might also advise putting this under here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Definitely follow the links that have been provided to raise your new chicks. Great to have you aboard and enjoy your babies!
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. Here's a few more links to check out. https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens http://www.almanac.com/blog/raising-chickens/raising-chickens-101-bring-baby-chicks http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/03/baby-chick-basics-what-you-need-to-know.html https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/feeding-at-different-ages GLAD YOU JOINED US!