I got new chicks they are almost a week old can they live at room temp

[wanting]

Hey my chicks are like 5 days old can they live at room temperature
Or wat temp can they live

 

[Weasleysflock]

They need to have 95 Fahrenheit under a heat lamp at the first week. (if the lamp is too bright, the chicks may peck each other) Each week, decrease 5 degrees. Make sure to make sufficient water and feed for them. Have a clean environment for them too.

Have fun.

Tips from gryeyes. She's like totally awesome.
"Now, just some silly things to "warn" you about your chicks: First, watching them is addictive. Do not panic over every thing - for example, if you think they're all dead, tap the side of your brooder and they will wake up. They sleep LIKE THE DEAD - in positions. Honest! Scared me to death the first time I saw it! They can fall asleep eating, or in mid-peep. Babies sleep a lot. And suddenly. lol

If they are on their sides, flapping and kicking, they are not having seizures - they are "dust bathing" in their bedding.

It's okay to handle them. Gently. But the more you handle them, the friendlier they will get. And you can end up with very friendly hens, eventually.

The general temperature recommendations for chicks are these:

First week: 90 - 95 degrees UNDER the lamp. Give them enough room (put the lamp at the end of the brooder bin, not the middle) so they can get away to a cooler spot if they want.
Second week: 85 - 90 degrees.
Third week: 80 - 85
Fourth week: 75 - 80
Fifth week: 70 - 75
Sixth week: 65 - 70
And so on, until the outside temperatures are pretty close to the temps you are keeping them at.... and you can turn off the lamp during the day and only use it at night (maybe around the 5th week or so) and eventually they're fully feathered and ready to go outside.

Enjoy your chicks! They're so much fun..... and chickens are delightful animals!"

I think that answer your question.

 

[BrattishTaz]

Nope. They need to be kept warm or they will die. They can't produce their own body heat yet. At a week old you need to drop that temp down to 90 degrees.

 

[Judy]

Read here for just the basics:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/raising-chickens-basics.php

 

[halo]

They will let you know real quick if you dont have them warm enough. They will cheep constantly if unhappy.

 

[Nicole01]

Even with a heat lamp one of my chicks was cold. Took me 2 days to figure that one out. I covered their area, so it wasn't so drafty. I have a much happier chick.

So, the answer is no. They need a heat lamp. It wad pretty inexpensive at the hatchery were we got the chicks.

 

[treeman]

I wasn't very accurate withe the temperature requirements. I have them in a large brooder (2 boxes duct taped together). The red heat lamp was situated close for the 1st week. I just checked on them often. If they weren't huddled together under the lamp directly, I figured that they were ok.

I have moved the lamp higher over the past 3+ weeks if they stay around the edges of the box.