Need all you with many years experience advise Please!

[CrazyChickLady64]

Hello needing your help with babies about to be hatched. I have 22 eggs in the incubator and a broody hen with 3 eggs under her. They are all due to hatch in about 10 days. I am worried about the heat. I have a place in my laundry room for the babies in the incubator and a coopdominium in my run for momma and her babies. My laundry room does not have AC. My question is because we have temperatures in the 90s this time of year, North East TX, do I keep the incubated babies inside when they hatch or do I put them in the laundry room coop after they hatch? Also with temps being this high what can I do for my hen and her 3 babies when they hatch. Babies are so fragile and I know the heat can kill them. If I put the incubated babies in the laundry room I can put bottles of frozen water in front of a fan to keep it a bit cooler for them. As well as for my broody momma and her babies or do I need to do that? I can also just keep incubated babies in the house and use a heat lamp. If I keep them in the house how do I get them outside once they no longer need a heat lamp and the temp inside is 73-74 to 90s + outside. Please advise what would you do? How would you do this? Some pictures of the red coopdominium and the Laundry room coop. TIA.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Personally I would think even with high ambient temps your chicks will still need a heat source. But I live in TN so it's slightly cooler here, but still quite warm at times. I still provide hear at least for the first two weeks regardless. If not longer, especially at night.

 

[CrazyChickLady64]

Personally I would think even with high ambient temps your chicks will still need a heat source. But I live in TN so it's slightly cooler here, but still quite warm at times. I still provide hear at least for the first two weeks regardless. If not longer, especially at night.

Yes, I would definitely provide heat. My question is if I put them in the laundry room after they hatch do I need to be concerned about it being to hot during the day with temperatures being in the 90's?

 

[gemmat820]

Yes, I would definitely provide heat. My question is if I put them in the laundry room after they hatch do I need to be concerned about it being to hot during the day with temperatures being in the 90's?

If you're concerned about it I would keep them inside during the day and transition them at night until the temp levels out to the 80s. That way they get used to the space they'll be moving too while still being safe from the day time heat. The ones in the run I wouldn't worry as much about because momma will take care of it and get them in the shade if the heat gets too high.

 

[igorsMistress]

Temps in the 90’s should actually be fine for the chicks, you’ll still want heat at night. Wherever you brood them they should always have the option to get away from the heat from a light or brooder plate. The chicks outside should also be fine. 90’s during the day should be a cake walk for them really. Especially when they’re tiny. If you do anything to cool down your chickens outside mama will teach her chicks about it.

I had a broody hatch a couple of babies here when it was 110+ during the day. She’s a sneaky devil and hid them where I couldn’t get to her to stop her. The boys are doing great, know how to cool themselves, and are growing like weeds.