We have 8 chicks from 4 1/2 weeks to 6 weeks old. They are in our storage room which keeps a constant 60 degrees or so. Do they need the light on 24 hours a day? Is 60 degrees warm enough for them at night? They are also getting big, how much room should they each have in the box? I know what is needed for full grown chickens but is there a formula for chicks of different ages? One chick is huge, about the size of a pigeon and one is really small, about the size of a dove, maybe? The rest are somewhere in between.
They do huddle under the lamp to sleep sometimes but not always.
They do huddle under the lamp to sleep sometimes but not always.
