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What do you all usually feed your Delawares from Chick to Hen/Rooster? I have changed recently from feeding layer feed to my hens and rooster that maybe with them to Purina Flock raiser putting a handful of oyster shells and some crushed egg shells in their feed. Plus oyster shells in a separate...

Thank you all! It makes sense. I'll turn off the light a couple of hours before dusk. Then they can prepare for the night filling up. I have windows in the room. So there is natural light. Just not a lot of light that goes in the brooder on the floor. But will be enough for last couple of...

Does everyone use the Premiere 1 heat plate from 1 day chicks on with the lights out at night? I used this before but left a light on at night so they could get water and food when needed. I didn't want to have weak chicks. Does everyone leave the lights off at night from day old chicks?

No. This is for the Octagon model. Thank you! I didn't put any paper towels in it. Fingers crossed.

OK. Thank you FoodFreedom!

OK. Thank you FoodFreedom!

I was also thinking that some people put paper towel down on the tray in incubator for traction for the chicks. However I am thinking that may keep the humidity from rising and keep humidity low if using. Is it still recommended to use the paper towels for traction so they do not get splayed...

Thank you! Pictures are really helpful Yorkshire. Got it now FoodFreedom! Thanks for all the help. :)

Thank you for the reply. Do I fill the well bottoms to the length as well with the sponge? 1/2'' wide and length of well? Then pour the water on top of the sponge.

HI. Does anyone have any pictures of their Brinsea Octagon 20 of wicking with paper towels and how it's done and or of using a sponge or sponge pieces for water retention please? I didn't know whether I should cut a few pieces of sponge and lay in the egg tray and drip water through an...

This happened again to another rooster from another breed around the same age. By the time you notice them walking funny it is already too late. I had a Necropsy done this time. It was nutritional. It was a food I changed them to after the mash was done. I went to a pullet food from a...

Thank you! So much more work to be done. We'll get enough done to put them in before winter and probably still have a bit of stuff to do in the spring.

Thank you! We're in NE PA. We still have a lot of work to be done. But should be able to get the Jubilee's in there for the winter soon. Already have the Dominiques in the one end. Still have work to do in there to. It's getting there.

Well it's getting there. Still need to stain it, clean up, odds and ends, final touches, roosts inside two of them inside, etc. Pictures so far. Hopefully done before the real cold hits. LOL!

Even though the questions have been asked before it usually stopped at 6-8 weeks old and not direct questions about temperature and different ages, feathering, slightly feathered, size, breeds, etc. This all comes with experience some of us just don't have. I would rather ask the question (and...

Thank you for the information. It's 49 degrees out right now....but windy....so its chilly. I am wearing a sweat jacket in the sun. I think you are saying not today for my not fully feathered 4 week olds Flockmaster?

My hubby has been busy building a 3 unit coop for the different breeds. It's taking longer than we thought. But at least the dominiques can be in there. The rest have a coop to go into until the rest is ready for them. Wow! 3ish weeks old. Thanks again.

Yep. They did fine. It only went down to 40 degrees...but still cold. It's been windy here for several days. They mainly stay under the coop during the day cause of the wind I think. Thank you everyone for answering. Sometimes you know the answer but it is nice to hear other peoples...

Yes. Ventilated and draft free coop. It just got cold fast. I thought they would be ok. Just worried because it got cold so darned fast. Just wanted to be sure they would be acclimated enough. Thank you!