Look what I won!!! And some newbie questions.

[AtomicFireball]

Hey y’all!

I won a colored egg chicks variety thing (i’m at a blank for words right now) and am getting 8 chicks for free! Black Copper Marans, Blue Birchen Marans, Legbars, and Olive Eggers!!!

My first chicks I got in February, so summer chicks are new for me. Do they still need a heat lamp during the day? Should I keep the room air conditioned with the heat lamp on? I’m so confused and scared to ruin these chicks lol.

 

[Aapomp831]

It depends on how old they are, what climate you’re currently in and whether you’re planning on raising them inside in a brooder or outside in a brooder. It’s hot AF here in North Carolina so if I were getting fat old chicks I would just section off a place for them in my coop and provide a huddle box (old shoebox) where they can huddle together at night. If it stays 80 at night like it does here that should be all you need. If you’re raising them inside where there’s ac then you will need some kind of heat source.

 

[Zinjifrah]

Congratulations!

The chicks will need an area where they can warm up, if they're day-olds about 95 F, be it a heat lamp, a heat pad, or something similar. They will also need a cooler area where they can get away from the heat. Where I'm at, it's so hot that I have the heat off during the day for my week-and-a-half old chicks, but it's on at night. It depends on your temperatures.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!! ........... wait.

 

[AtomicFireball]

I’m in Upstate NY, so it’s either 110 or 50 haha.

I’m thinking about starting them in the mud room, so it won’t be too cold. Should I keep a fan going for air flow so it doesn’t get too stuffy?

 

[SweetTea&Chicks]

I only really used the heatlamp for the first week but still only really for night or when it rained and the air cooled down. The chicks will tell you if it's too hot or cold. If they're hot they'll start panting or if they're cold they'll huddle together. Make sure there is a airflow but don't blow it directly on them. You probably already knew that.