How hot does the brooder have to be?????

[Limet8]

I am getting 1 week old chickens this weekend and I am wondering if anyone could tell me how hot the brooder has to be. The house is about 80 degrees.Anyone who has advice thank you!!!!

 

[bargain]

I would say 95 degrees and you'll need to set up a brooder and get a heat lamp for them and welcome to the wonderful world of baby chicks!

 

[Limet8]

I would say 95 degrees and you'll need to set up a brooder and get a heat lamp for them and welcome to the wonderful world of baby chicks!

Thank You so much this really helps

 

[A.T. Hagan]

The chicks will tell you if they're too hot or cold. Watch their behavior.

If they are huddled together shrilly peeping they are too cold.

If they are widely separated from each other and appear to be panting they are too hot.

 

[kkowa]

people say 90-95 but my chicks have never had any thing over 92 and are 1 week so the first week i always have it between 85 and 95 the chicks will let you know with your heat lamp put it up higher because your house is already 80 degrees so i think they will be fine just watch their behavior and they will let you know good luck!

 

[Limet8]

Thank You so much everybody

 

[RonC]

The diagrams show the light centered, I placed mine at one end of a rectangular brooder so the little one could have a place to escape the heat. Guess if the area around it is large enough it wouldn't matter. The whole brooder shouldn't be the same temperature. Also lower the temerature about 5 degrees per week till at ambient temperature.