Overheated chicks

[Monika2]

Hello everyone, please what do I do when my two day old chicks get overheated and starts panting.

 

[2 many chickens]

Hello everyone, please what do I do when my two day old chicks get overheated and starts panting.

What's the setup like? Do you have a warm side and a cool side? What wattage bulb you use? At 3 days I used a 100w and had it on one side of the brooder. Chicks don't need that 200w bulb like you heat fries with lol

 

[True Patriot]

It sounds like your heat may be too close or on too high. Post some pics of the set up, or give a description of what you have and I'm sure some of our more knowledgeable members will be happy to help. Make sure they have plenty of water also.

 

[Sneebsey]

Remember that when chicks are raised by mum, they don't spend all their time underneath her; they need areas of cool and warm, never hot. If you're using a heat lamp, it should be in a large enough space that say, one half of the brooder is heated by the lamp, and the other is closer to ambient temperatures.

Depending on your ambient temperature, you may not even need to provide heat during the day.

I use electric brooder plates rather than heat lamps now, and will always endorse them; chicks can choose if they're cold and go underneath, or just hang around the edge or on top, and feed and water can be kept cool to avoid any nasties growing.

 

[Monika2]

Thank you guys. Lamp was too high, I've reduced it and shifted it to one end of the brooder.

 

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

What’s the brooder look like and how close, if there is a light, is it to chicks? Is there an area for them to escape if it’s too hot?

 

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

Oops just read your post.