Do I need a heat lamp for my 3 week old chicks?

[Elflady]

Yes, you can pick up a heat lamp and bulb at your local farmers store. Also, I put an adjustable heat thermometer on my lamp an start it out at 95 degrees and drop it five degrees a week until you get to room temp. Hope this helps.

 

[danceswithronin]

I remove the lamp at three weeks unless the weather is cold, but every time I've raised chicks the upper temps have been in the low 80s and the lower temps have been in the high 50s, and I wait until they are mostly feathered out before I take it away.

 

[ajackalope]

I have a 3 week old chick in the house, she developed spraddle leg. The house is at 69-70 degrees and I have a heating pad "cave" that is up to 83 degrees. Should this be ok for a single chick.