cuddled up and panting??

[chickencity]

i put my 20 banty chicks in a large brooder last night. right before bed i moved the heat lamp a bit colser because they were hudled together under it. this morning they were still hudled together under it but some of them were painting as if they were hot. why wouldn't they move away from the heat lamp if they were hot? i moved the light away a little bit and they spread out some. i put the heat lamp at one end of the brooder so that they could move away from the heat if they were hot or closer if they were cold. would using a red light make any diffrance?

 

[Snakeoil]

I would lay a thermometer on the bottom of the brooder and make sure it is at 95 degrees. On the color of the light, sometimes I use a white light and sometimes I use a red one as long as there is no pecking problems I find a white light to be sufficient.