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<blockquote data-quote="Faeshka" data-source="post: 25917531" data-attributes="member: 643933"><p>I had a similar setup and mine were in their brooder with heat plate for their first week or two. My heat plate has a "heater" setting and a "brooder" setting, so I used "brooder". Inside my house was 71 degrees. They were all happy. They would run out from under the heat plate to eat & drink & engage in chick mayhem for a while, then go back under to sleep. </p><p></p><p>When they outgrew the inside brooder, I moved them into a large dog crate on my screen porch with their heat plate. I had the heat plate on the first few days during the day & at night, but then I had an electrical problem and woke up to no power to the heater! Were the 2-3 week old chicks ok? Yup! Night was in the 70s and they were mostly fluff. I just have 7 chicks. </p><p></p><p>Get to know them & they'll tell you if they're too hot or too cold. Are they huddled together? Then probably too cold. Are they running around? Probably comfy. </p><p></p><p>Quite honestly, my biggest issue has been keeping them cool. Hence why I have fans on and gave them bottles of ice during that heat wave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faeshka, post: 25917531, member: 643933"] I had a similar setup and mine were in their brooder with heat plate for their first week or two. My heat plate has a "heater" setting and a "brooder" setting, so I used "brooder". Inside my house was 71 degrees. They were all happy. They would run out from under the heat plate to eat & drink & engage in chick mayhem for a while, then go back under to sleep. When they outgrew the inside brooder, I moved them into a large dog crate on my screen porch with their heat plate. I had the heat plate on the first few days during the day & at night, but then I had an electrical problem and woke up to no power to the heater! Were the 2-3 week old chicks ok? Yup! Night was in the 70s and they were mostly fluff. I just have 7 chicks. Get to know them & they'll tell you if they're too hot or too cold. Are they huddled together? Then probably too cold. Are they running around? Probably comfy. Quite honestly, my biggest issue has been keeping them cool. Hence why I have fans on and gave them bottles of ice during that heat wave. [/QUOTE]
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