Hi Melanie,
I'm a nebie, but you make me feel like an expert. Yes, you must put a good sized light on them, but make sure they can get away from it so you don't cook them. I think I've read something about 90 degrees or so, but you best check that on-line. Just google "raising chicks". By the way, I've put on hold at the library some chicken books.
Imagine, usually these poor chicks are sleeping under mom's protective wings and I assume chickens are about our body temp..
Allen
Alternately you could buy ear muffs for them.
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Melanie Sidden" <tigger1972@...> wrote:
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> As I've said before all my hens died shortly before Christmas last year. I'm gearing up to buy some new chicks. Now my husband and I have raised our last one's from chicks, but to tell you the truth I'm not sure how to raise them. Last time I put them in a small cage on the back porch kept them fed and watered, and cleaned the cage out for them. Do they need a heat light or anything, or will they be ok out here like that? I'm in NC, some days are warmer then most. And should be warming up around here. Will they be ok in the cage on the back porch, or should I have them inside?
> Thank you for your help.
> Melanie
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