- Mar 16, 2013
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So i just got my chickens today, they had about and hour ride back to my house and i had the heat on in the car. But when i put them into my brooder i have they all seemed to huddle together slightly away from directly under the 150w Red heatlamp i have.
They are now sleeping and around eachother. I dipped their beaks into water and threw a lil of their food (ground oats and lentils) at them, the pecked at them a lil and now they are just sleeping together. Is this normal? Is this b.c of shock? The are aprox 3-5 days old barred rocks. The temprature is around 82-86 F. I know this is not ideal but my 150w is pretty close to it and the thermo might be a little off. But is going to kill them if it is about 10-15 degrees lower then their optimal temprature? I have LOTS of pine shavings as bedding so i think that will warm them up a little. (I know cedar shavings are bad)
Thank you for reading & helping me out
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They are now sleeping and around eachother. I dipped their beaks into water and threw a lil of their food (ground oats and lentils) at them, the pecked at them a lil and now they are just sleeping together. Is this normal? Is this b.c of shock? The are aprox 3-5 days old barred rocks. The temprature is around 82-86 F. I know this is not ideal but my 150w is pretty close to it and the thermo might be a little off. But is going to kill them if it is about 10-15 degrees lower then their optimal temprature? I have LOTS of pine shavings as bedding so i think that will warm them up a little. (I know cedar shavings are bad)
Thank you for reading & helping me out
