Is it ok to turn the heat lamp off.

[haleychickmumma]

Our heat lamp broke today (the second bulb we've bought) our chicks are roughly 4 weeks old. And have feathers all over except under their wings.
Going to have to leave the heat lamp off tonight as it is now 5pm on a Sunday so can't get new heat bulb.
Just a bit worried. It's around 15 degrees c at night (60f) but they are in the house and we have the heat on till we go to bed.

 

[Judy]

They will be fine. It was time to turn it off. You can probably start acclimating them to the outdoors on short trips in a day or two as well, and move them in a week or so.

 

[haleychickmumma]

We've been taking them out daily for about a week now

only weather permitting and they have been fine.
Thanks for the advice.

 

[Dustieburk]

they will be fine . If there are a couple of them they can cuddle to grt warm .

 

[farmerjohn64]

It'll be fine if it's already warm in there, here in LA it gets hot, so I just turn it on when it gets dark

 

[chicken266]

4 weeks is when your supposed to turn off the light!
With my babies though I am keeping on the light because it's a bit colder over my place!
Other than that during the day they should be fine!

Wish you well!! :cd