Hi again!
I had a question on brooder temperatures for my 19 day old chick with pin feathers (the feathers are just starting to come out of the sheaths at the tips). Everything I have been reading seems conflicting.
Ask Noodles says 90 degrees F for pin feathered chicks
Cockatiel cottage says 80-85 for pin feathered chicks
This aviary says 86-90
And this pdf from an avian vet says nothing below 86 degrees F
Once it gets to the low 90's I've notice panting. He seems comfortable in the 80's but I just wasn't sure how low it could go.
Thanks!
I had a question on brooder temperatures for my 19 day old chick with pin feathers (the feathers are just starting to come out of the sheaths at the tips). Everything I have been reading seems conflicting.
Ask Noodles says 90 degrees F for pin feathered chicks
Cockatiel cottage says 80-85 for pin feathered chicks
This aviary says 86-90
And this pdf from an avian vet says nothing below 86 degrees F
Once it gets to the low 90's I've notice panting. He seems comfortable in the 80's but I just wasn't sure how low it could go.
Thanks!