Should I be giving them more heat?
They're 5 weeks old yesterday. Mostly feathered, but still have some baby fuzz.
I put a thermometer exactly where they are pictured huddled up and it's about 58'F
Typically I've been lowering the heat lamp a bit at night to keep them cozy, and they seem to appreciate it. Tonight I left it high to see how they would react, and their behavior is different. A lot more huddling, a lot more volume on chirping. Not an "OMG OMG OMG OMG he's trying to kill us again!" chirp, but not the "pleasantly contented crapping in my food dish" chirp either.
I have 6 chicks. As you can see here, these are all the Faverolles huddling. The 2 others don't seem to be as picky (Wyandotte and Sussex), but eventually join the clump as well.
Thoughts?
They're 5 weeks old yesterday. Mostly feathered, but still have some baby fuzz.
I put a thermometer exactly where they are pictured huddled up and it's about 58'F
Typically I've been lowering the heat lamp a bit at night to keep them cozy, and they seem to appreciate it. Tonight I left it high to see how they would react, and their behavior is different. A lot more huddling, a lot more volume on chirping. Not an "OMG OMG OMG OMG he's trying to kill us again!" chirp, but not the "pleasantly contented crapping in my food dish" chirp either.
I have 6 chicks. As you can see here, these are all the Faverolles huddling. The 2 others don't seem to be as picky (Wyandotte and Sussex), but eventually join the clump as well.
Thoughts?