▁at ▁least ▁two ▁square ▁feet ▁per ▁bird . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁that ▁ch icken ▁own ers ▁place ▁their ▁bro oder ▁in ▁a ▁draft - free ▁place , ▁yet ▁still ▁allow ▁holes ▁in ▁the ▁bro oder ▁for ▁vent ilation . ▁ ▁He ating ▁and ▁bed ding ▁ ▁Ch icks ▁require ▁a ▁warm ▁environment . ▁In ▁a ▁bro oder , ▁this ▁warm ▁environment ▁is ▁created ▁artificial ly ▁with ▁a ▁heat ▁lamp . ▁My ▁Pet ▁Ch icken ▁recomm ends ▁a ▁red ▁heat ▁lamp , ▁because ▁a ▁white ▁heat ▁lamp ▁can ▁create ▁a ▁har sh ▁and ▁un com fort able ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁baby ▁ch icks . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁ch icks ' ▁life , ▁a ▁temperature ▁of ▁ 9 5 ▁degrees ▁F ahren heit ▁is ▁required . ▁The ▁temperature ▁can ▁be ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 5 ▁degrees ▁F . ▁each ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁ch icks ▁life , ▁until ▁they ▁reach ▁week ▁ 6 . ▁At ▁week ▁ 6 , ▁the ▁birds ▁should ▁have ▁enough ▁fe athers ▁grown ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁into ▁their ▁ch icken ▁co op . ▁Check ing ▁on ▁ch icks ▁often ▁is ▁important , ▁as ▁ch icks ▁that ▁are ▁too ▁cold ▁will ▁h ud d le ▁together ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁retain ▁warm th , ▁and ▁ch icks ▁that ▁are ▁too ▁hot ▁will ▁spread ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁bro oder ▁in ▁attempts ▁to ▁cool ▁down . ▁Tem per ature ▁can ▁be ▁adjust ed ▁accordingly ▁by ▁lower ing ▁and ▁raising ▁the ▁heat ▁lamp ▁in ▁the ▁ch ick ' s ▁bro oder . ▁Tem per