First week in the brooder

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willowbranchfarm

willowbranchfarm

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I just got some baby chicks and they are so sweet. They are black australorps, silver laced wyandotte, and buff orpington. There first week in the brooder has been great they are all healthy and none died in shipping. I will be posting up dates on them every day or so. I have a question if any one will give some answer's. My chicks temp. say's it's like 94 but they lay outside of the heat all snuggled up together. When we raise the heat lamp so it's not so hot they still sleep farther away from the heat. So they act like there not cold or hot but I just didn't know if this is normal. Thanks.

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Hello from Kansas, willowbranchfarms and
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. Those are some beautiful birds you have there - best of luck!!
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Normal is for them to be all over at different times, sometimes under the heat and sometimes much further away. I keep only one area of my brooder heated and let the rest cool off as it will, maybe 30 degrees or more under the recommended temperatures. They play all over and come back to the heat when they need to. This way I don't have to worry about keeping the entire brooder the perfect temperature. Let them find their own comfort zone.

To me, it sounds like it is still too warm. You might try raising it a little more or maybe use a lower wattage bulb. Or if you can, move it to a corner so the brooder has a variety of temperatures. And don't stress over the exact temperature. Let them tell you where they are comfortable instead of relying on a theory.

Good luck!
 

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