Poults hanging necks while roosting

[Birdsong 82]

If it was 95° in the heat lamp was still running I guess they were probably pretty hot

 

[Mrichard0930]

Mine love their little wading pools. Here is Daisy taking a nap in one. View attachment 1453242

Awww

 

[Kiki]

If it was 95° in the heat lamp was still running I guess they were probably pretty hot

I hope I am miss reading this.
They will DIE if you have a heat lamp on them in this weather.

 

[memphis]

Yeah...boy I'd be pretty hot!

 

[Mrichard0930]

If it was 95° in the heat lamp was still running I guess they were probably pretty hot

But it’s strange they hang their head when we turn it off though when the light is on they perk up

 

[memphis]

They are asleep when the light is off. Your waking them up when you turn it on.

 

[Mrichard0930]

Here is a pic once we turn light off - when it’s on they perk up. I would think the light makes it hotter and that’s when they would hang. They look big enough to turn the light off right? and we are having a heat wave. Thanks

 

[Birdsong 82]

With chickens that’s just their bodies know. When the lights go out it’s time to sleep when the lights come back it’s time to wake up. When mine were little and it was too cold for them to go outside yet when I would turn the lights off in a room they would quiet down but in the morning when the lights came back they were ready to party again. But maybe try to tell your boyfriend that is it’s much too hot for them. Maybe take a thermometer in there and show him. I’m sure he’s trying to do what’s best but sometimes when we get over worried we get ourselves in more trouble But their way they are acting isn’t anything unusual for being hot

 

[Birdsong 82]

If the temperatures outside are as hot as the heat lamp needs to be then you don’t need a heat lamp at all. And 95° is high to set the heat lamp at at a month-old. I know you can’t help it if the temperature has spiked up. But at their age they will be fine with no more heat lamp at all even if the heat wave goes back down the little they will be more than fine

 

[Birdsong 82]

They are very cute though. I’ve seen my chickens hang their heads down but not that much but at least to me it doesn’t seem like something that needs to be a concern