Need help w my baby chicks

[Robyn30]

Im not sure if i need to keep the heated lamp on all the time or not they are in my home now which is set to 70 at all times. Any advice ill take

 

[azygous]

It depends on how old they are. The first week and the sixth week have a whole lot of difference in heat needs.

 

[Robyn30]

It depends on how old they are. The first week and the sixth week have a whole lot of difference in heat needs.

I got them at family farm and home im not sure how old they are starting to get feathers

 

[azygous]

Chicks get feathers within three days of hatching. How large are they? Tennis ball, soft ball size? Do they have little tails yet? Post a photo. We'll be able to tell you their age.

 

[Robyn30]

Chicks get feathers within three days of hatching. How large are they? Tennis ball, soft ball size? Do they have little tails yet? Post a photo. We'll be able to tell you their age.

 

[Robyn30]

They are really fuzzy so cute

 

[Wilkinsbird]

Hi! Welcome to BYC.

Chicks need heat lamps constantly at the beginning of their life. Many people say start at 95 and go down 5 degrees each week thereafter until they're at room temp, but I go by their behavior. If they're huddling under the lamp, it's too cold. If they're huddling at the edges, it's too hot! They should move enthusiastically around the incubator and sleep in many spots throughout the day.

 

[azygous]

Okay. One week. They need a heat zone of around 85F as long as your house is 70F. By the time they are three weeks old, they won't need any heat during the day as long as you keep the house at 70F.

At night at three weeks, they will need a heat zone of around 75F. The heat zone is the temperature on the floor of the brooder directly below the heat lamp.

By age five weeks, no heat is necessary day or night at 70F.

 

[21hens-incharge]

They look like less than a week to me.

make sure you aren't heating the ENTIRE brooder. They need a warm spot as azygous said but also the ability to get completely away from the heat.

Yes for now heat lamp on day and night.

 

[Robyn30]

Hi! Welcome to BYC.

Chicks need heat lamps constantly at the beginning of their life. Many people say start at 95 and go down 5 degrees each week thereafter until they're at room temp, but I go by their behavior. If they're huddling under the lamp, it's too cold. If they're huddling at the edges, it's too hot! They should move enthusiastically around the incubator and sleep in many spots throughout the day.