Temperature

[Chickenmarsala]

Hi everyone, I have two baby chicks right now. I got them on April 6th and its April 29th now. I live in Arizona and its pretty hot here already, in the 90s and 80s. I've had them in my garage since I've gotten them and at first I had a light on them 24/7 but this past week and a half I turned their light off because they were panting and getting too hot. My question is if I put them outside tonight would they be okay? They are in a stock tank and I would put a towel over half of the tank and keep their light on all night. It's supposed to be around 63 degrees tonight so I'm not sure if that's too cold?

 

[getaclue]

No need for a light in the daytime. At night when the temps drop that low, they should still have a light on, until they are feathered out. Raise the light, so they're not too hot, or only put the light towards one end, so they can move away to a cooler spot, as needed.

 

[Chickenmarsala]

No need for a light in the daytime. At night when the temps drop that low, they should still have a light on, until they are feathered out. Raise the light, so they're not too hot, or only put the light towards one end, so they can move away to a cooler spot, as needed.

Should they be okay being outside of the garage, in my backyard in the stock tank of it gets that cold?

 

[getaclue]

I don't think so.