How to tell baby chicks are warm enough

[K_Elise]

How do you know if the chicks are cold or not? I don't have a heat lamp on for them or a heat plate. I do have a wool hen, or something like it, for them. They are a week old to a week and a half. They don't seem to want to go in the wool hen. They are eating and drinking. They like to sleep all together but are not chirping. The room they are in is probably 85°. I just brought them home today.

I have 4 Mille Fleur D'uccle chicks and 2 D'uccle Cochin mix chicks.

 

[WhiteWyan]

I think they wil be okay. Signs of too cold are piling (forming piles), chirping constantly and loudly, and shivering.

The 85℉ is a little low but there's a lot of them.

Do the constantly huddle or do they disperse and join regularly?

 

[K_Elise]

I think they wil be okay. Signs of too cold are piling (forming piles), chirping constantly and loudly, and shivering.

The 85℉ is a little low but there's a lot of them.

Do the constantly huddle or do they disperse and join regularly?

They disperse and walk around to eat and drink and then come together to sleep reguarly. They chirp when they are walking around but not loudly.

 

[SueT]

 

[WhiteWyan]

Cool. I think they are fine. Wouldn't hurt to get a lamp and/or a thermometer. But as long as the room is constant temp and it doesnt go below 75/80 at night I wouldn't be too worried. I put my chicks outside at 2 weeks old in mid August... It got down to 65/70 at night and they were fine.

 

[bobbi-j]

If they seem comfortable, I wouldn't worry about a lamp or thermometer. They look pretty content to me.

 

[calichicken]

Lots of good advice here! Your chicks will let you know what they need just by watching how they use the space in their brooder! Awesome diagram @SueT ADORABLE babies by the way...congrats!!!

 

[K_Elise]

If they seem comfortable, I wouldn't worry about a lamp or thermometer. They look pretty content to me.

Thank you. One of them sometimes coo's. This is my first time trying without a heat lamp. It is summer in AZ, so the outside temp is 115 during the day and 90 at night.

 

[K_Elise]

 

[calichicken]

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