These little guys are tougher than most people give them credit. You have to think about how the Mama hen takes care of her babies. Supply what she supplies and everything will be just fine. If there is enough chicks, they get into a chick pile and keep themselves nice and toasty. Next time you see your chicks piled up at night, stick your hand under them. Its Hot! If you have a nice draft free coop with some good deep litter, they can keep themselves pretty warm at night. If it gets real cold, you can always put a heat lamp in the coop for them. They don't need the entire coop to be heated. They just need a warm spot it the coop somewhere if temps get dangerously cold.(freeze warnings). As soon as they are feathered the light will no longer needed even in the freezing weather.where do you live? I am in northern Iowa, and the average lows for this time of year is 30-40'. the highs are upper 60's and lower 70's. I'm assuming that is too cold?the current temp in the brooder is 70-75*.
