Is 60 too cold?

[MuranoFarms]

I couldn't stand the stink and dust anymore and moved some 6 week old's out to the coop today. I made them a brooder for inside the coop and since still snow season here, I took their heat lamp out with them. They are enjoying it out there, holding steady at 72.

In the house however, the rest of the 6 week old crew is acting like their freezing! lol It's 63 in the laundry room where they are. They are sleeping all huddled together. I don't know whether to buy another heat lamp...put a space heater in there, or will they be fine?

Thanks!

 

[Gonzo]

I'd have a heat lamp out the for them just to be on the safe side. the red light should also help sooth them.

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

you should buy another heat lamp, 60 is too cold for chicks

 

[gritsar]

Why did you move only some of them out to the coop?
The ones still in the house would probably appreciate a space heater in the room with them. They could probably handle the temps fine, but not suddenly. It needs to be a gradual decrease.

 

[teach1rusl]

Well, in theory, going by the reducing the heat by 5 degrees each week, they should be down to around 70 degrees. I'm guess they're feathered out, so they'll probably be okay. But I'd offer a low wattage bulb on one end of their brooder, because their behavior is showing that they're cold.

 

[MuranoFarms]

Thanks everyone! I put a space heater in there with them. I did want to put them all in the coop, but DH didn't have time to build a separation for them. I didn't want the Guineas to be able to bug them. He went out of town this morning and I put something together, but it was smaller then I wanted so I only put half out there. He will fix it Saturday when he gets home, I'm sure!

I thought the ones left inside would be fine, they seem to have all their feathers and the heat lamp was already several feet away from them. I guess it was giving more warmth then I thought.