roasting chicks

[Bandannajack]

I bought new chicks today and I keep them in my garage in a brooder. It is 90 degrees outside do they still need a heat lamp? I turned one on and they got away from it and was panting. What should I do?

 

[Kiki]

Turn the light off.

 

[Arya28]

I bought new chicks today and I keep them in my garage in a brooder. It is 90 degrees outside do they still need a heat lamp? I turned one on and they got away from it and was panting. What should I do?

Yeah you have to judge it by how they act. If they are moving from it and panting I would shut it off. If it gets cooler later at night and they aren't acting too hot anymore you could always plug it back in.

 

[Farm Boy 4220]

You could also raise the heat lamp. That way the heat will not be as intense but there will still be some heat.

 

[Bandannajack]

You could also raise the heat lamp. That way the heat will not be as intense but there will still be some heat.

It was raised when I turned it on the first time

 

[Kiki]

It it is 90 outside you do NOT need added heat on them.