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update the little one is perfectly fine now.Ur idea worked.I applied ointment for three days and tied cloth on the hurted leg at night time everyday .Yesterday morning he was roaming jumping with no limping at all.I'm so happy thank u and byc.

hey 2 of my newly bought 3day old chicks fell yesterday from 5foot height and hurt there legs.Next day I noticed when they were limping I applied ointments.one of them looks alright but making sleepy noises and other one has no effect countinoisly limping but he loves to roam around with his...

no no I never wanna loose them.It is my 4th badge of buying chicks after a gap of 5months because there was respiratory disease by which they all suffered and died after my extream care no medicine worked for them.In first 3weeks they were healthiest chicks I ever had but after that suddenly one...

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Hello how r doing .Today morning I made new setup see it plz .I m feeling chicks are not happy as they are not sleeping in lightbulb on.I kept a black warm cloth in the corner,air bubble sheet and cloth on surface and some torn paper.All this setup is in my house gallery air passage is fine as...

is 100watt bulb enough to gain that32c??

yes u r saying right.I will change the box for sure next day and arrange a new setup with 100wattbulb and show it to u.hope itll be a better setup than this one.

hey there is 18to20C temperature at night.I want to know what temperature i should set in my own made brooder?

a view from inside basket chicks are sleeping .

They do need some form of heat during the first few weeks until they grow enough feathers to help preserve their body heat. 20C isn't quite warm enough for your chicks to go without  a heat source, and certainly will need one at night. But I recommend the heating pad system, not a heat lamp...

H hey I want to know is it must to keep them under lamp for first two weeks?the temperature is 20Cand more in the day time and 17-18C at night.I have bought 3new baby chicks yesterday.I keep them in basket with paper and cloth on the surface and cover with warm cloth at night.Keep them in wire...

I also noticed the same redness in my 4month old roosters its really happy to know its normal.

Update chick died .i think his deformaty was not natural it was due to repiratory disease present in my flock.any why thanks for help

Update 9died only 2 are remaining .all suffer with the hell respiratory disease.remainng aslo got it in them .i couldnt help them its so annoying

Hello BYC members .i just love BYC alot .it helped me out really much.i am raising 10chicks 5chickens .i am worried about my chicks there first 2 weeks were so healthy .they are getting too dirty day by day and getting sick .i m giving them electrolyte,fruits ,starter feed ,milet and clean...