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Quote: Mother nature has these problems all the time. I rear chicks under broodies - all kinds of things do go wrong. I've assisted any number of brooded chicks, many die before I discover the problem, many I assist out. Mother nature is cruel, uncaring and uncomplicated. They die as...

Quote: Chuckle... chicks with a broody hen DO NOT need a light. Broodies ARE brooders. My broodies have theirs running around outside at three days. If it gets cool or starts to rain they settle them in nice and warm and wait it out. Hens are supposed to raise the chicks, get that heat...

Bump. This should be a sticky. It saved Ponder's life.