Chicks in Garage— too cold?

[MadelineT]

I have 9 babies about 1.5 weeks old. I moved them from the laundry room to the garage (with a heat lamp of course.) We are getting nights in the 20s and 30s still— hopefully the garage is staying about 20 degrees warmer.
I used a thermometer to check the temp and the brooder has areas between 65-95 degrees. Will they find the heat and be okay when the temps drop at night? They haven’t seemed to hang out much under the lamp like I thought they might. They kind of go along the edges and cuddle up together instead of where it’s nice and toasty. The brooder is big for just the 9 of them right now (4 ft diameter.)

 

[DobieLover]

They'll be fine. I raised a brood in the built-in brooder in my coop and at just 8 days old, they were zipping all over the place on a morning that was 23F.

 

[MissE]

Mine were in the barn from day one last April with a heat lamp. Some nights were single digits. Sounds like you have warm and cool options for them. They will be fine.

The batch in the incubator right now will not spend more than a night or two in the house.

 

[Joyfillednomads]

I have 9 babies about 1.5 weeks old. I moved them from the laundry room to the garage (with a heat lamp of course.) We are getting nights in the 20s and 30s still— hopefully the garage is staying about 20 degrees warmer.
I used a thermometer to check the temp and the brooder has areas between 65-95 degrees. Will they find the heat and be okay when the temps drop at night? They haven’t seemed to hang out much under the lamp like I thought they might. They kind of go along the edges and cuddle up together instead of where it’s nice and toasty. The brooder is big for just the 9 of them right now (4 ft diameter.)

Hear that cold drafts are bad. Look at these non insulated metal buildings for chickens... think you're ok