I ordered some chicks from Buchheit's in February. Major confusion and chaos, but just got a phone call that they had arrived. They are 1-2 weeks old, and I had not been contacted until now because they had my phone number wrong.
The store has been keeping them under a heat lamp since they arrived. The weather here in the St Louis area is now 85 - 90 degrees during the day, and around 72-75 at night.
I have a heating pad I was going to use to make a mother hen pad. However, they've been under a heat lamp since arriving at the store. My question is this-do I keep them under a heat lamp for the next couple of weeks until I can transition them outside, or go ahead and do the heating pad? They will be kept in a garage which is built into the side of a hill, so the temperature there will remain 70-75 degrees 24/7.
Thanks!
The store has been keeping them under a heat lamp since they arrived. The weather here in the St Louis area is now 85 - 90 degrees during the day, and around 72-75 at night.
I have a heating pad I was going to use to make a mother hen pad. However, they've been under a heat lamp since arriving at the store. My question is this-do I keep them under a heat lamp for the next couple of weeks until I can transition them outside, or go ahead and do the heating pad? They will be kept in a garage which is built into the side of a hill, so the temperature there will remain 70-75 degrees 24/7.
Thanks!