Hi everyone,
I just joined today, and I was planning on picking up my chicks tomorrow from Orscheln and writing an introduction then. Well, I went to go buy some non-gmo feed from a farmer I know, and I brought home 4 darling Wyandotte chicks with me. She said they should be around 2 weeks old.
I put them in my brooder, but I can't tell if they are too hot or too cold. I've read if they are too hot, they will run to the edges of the brooder, but if they are too cold they will huddle together under the lamp. Not sure if they are doing either one really...
The thermometer is reading 82 degrees. They seem huddled up under the heat lamp, but aren't chirping. When I had it closer, around 90 degrees, they had their wings spread out and looked like they were panting, although they were still huddled right under the lamp.
What do you think?
Thanks in advance,
Jessi

I just joined today, and I was planning on picking up my chicks tomorrow from Orscheln and writing an introduction then. Well, I went to go buy some non-gmo feed from a farmer I know, and I brought home 4 darling Wyandotte chicks with me. She said they should be around 2 weeks old.
I put them in my brooder, but I can't tell if they are too hot or too cold. I've read if they are too hot, they will run to the edges of the brooder, but if they are too cold they will huddle together under the lamp. Not sure if they are doing either one really...
The thermometer is reading 82 degrees. They seem huddled up under the heat lamp, but aren't chirping. When I had it closer, around 90 degrees, they had their wings spread out and looked like they were panting, although they were still huddled right under the lamp.
What do you think?
Thanks in advance,
Jessi