The rule is - first week 95degrees, second week 90degrees, by week six they should be feathered out and only need heat on cold evenings. That being said, my son - the chicken farmer - leaves them under a heat lamp for longer than that and keeps one on in the coop for chilly nights for way longer than that.
Janet - Healdsburg CA
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