Keeping chicks warm.

[Earthchick]

Cheeping chicks generally are too cold ... panting chicks are too hot ...

If they are huddled together under the heat plate, they are too cold, if they are away from the heat plate, they are fine, or too hot, they can get away from the heat plate to eat and drink right?

They have a good size area to run. They seem to only go under at night or nap time.. They are eating and are very active. I was just worried because the heat plate just did not seem to be putting off much heat but they seem happy. My heat lamp was just too hot.

 

[aart]

But I made sure it does not touch their back because I read on here some where that her chicks suffered burns.

Yes, some of the plates do get too hot,
there is usually a rheostat that can be purchased with plates to control the heat.