Got surprised with 2 chicks...and I wasnt ready!

[Allthefloofs]

The weather is hot in Arizona now, but will go buy a heat source

We are in AZ too, they need it at night. This is how I set them up after the first week or so, all of it can be found on Amazon.

 

[DesertGrrl]

We are in AZ too, they need it at night. This is how I set them up after the first week or so, all of it can be found on Amazon.View attachment 2349796View attachment 2349797

I was going to buy everything when I was ready for chicks.
Where did you buy that heat source?

 

[bobbi-j]

How cool does it get at night now? It sounds like they’re roughly a week or so old. I wouldn’t spend a whole lot on heat sources at this point. Check out the Mama Heating Pad thread. It’s about a bazillion pages long, but you don’t have to read very far to get a lot of good information.

Once they are fully feathered, they won’t need a heat source.

 

[Flockincrazy]

80°F at the lowest.

In AZ an open air coop design would be great for your climate i have one for summertime and im in Northern Ohio and very easy to build i built mine on my own with recycled pallets and plywood and have inserts for winter the solid one is because of the wire shortage it is my batchler coop i built this summer

 

[Allthefloofs]

I was going to buy everything when I was ready for chicks.
Where did you buy that heat source?

Amazon. I got a small one, but they make ones for larger numbers of chicks.

 

[Ryguy3684]

If you do use a water dish, instead of a waterer, you can put marbles, or small stones, in the dish to keep them from drowning. If you are brooding inside, with the ac on, definitely get a heat plate. If outside, with those temps, the momma heating pad idea would work great. Are the chicks acting happy and healthy?

 

[bobbi-j]

If you do use a water dish, instead of a waterer, you can put marbles, or small stones, in the dish to keep them from drowning. If you are brooding inside, with the ac on, definitely get a heat plate. If outside, with those temps, the momma heating pad idea would work great. Are the chicks acting happy and healthy?

Momma heating pad would be great either way. My day-old chicks start out in the coop with one, and I get them when we are still seeing nighttime temps in the high 20s to low 30s. It’s easier for them to get away from the heat source if they don’t need it, I’ve had fewer cases of pasty butt, they feather out sooner, and have generally been healthier overall since I started using it.

 

[Ryguy3684]

Momma heating pad would be great either way. My day-old chicks start out in the coop with one, and I get them when we are still seeing nighttime temps in the high 20s to low 30s. It’s easier for them to get away from the heat source if they don’t need it, I’ve had fewer cases of pasty butt, they feather out sooner, and have generally been healthier overall since I started using it.

That's good to know. I've never used one, myself, but heard good things. I might switch over one spring.

 

[CluckerFamily]

That's good to know. I've never used one, myself, but heard good things. I might switch over one spring.

I agree! This is definitely on my list for the spring.

 

[bobbi-j]

That's good to know. I've never used one, myself, but heard good things. I might switch over one spring.

I was nervous about it at first, having used Ye Olde Heat Lamp forever, but this is how I will brood my chicks from here on out.