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post #1 of 4
7/27/12 at 8:55pm
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Will baby chicks go to sleep with the heat lamp on 24 hrs a day. Chickens seem to go to bed when it is dark or when their mother hen sets on them?

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post #2 of 4
7/27/12 at 11:05pm

They will sleep when they fell like it, which is pretty often while they are tiny! Don't worry and welcome-byc.gif

 

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post #3 of 4
7/28/12 at 4:37am

Definitely not a problem.  Just like human babies, they love to eat, sleep and poop.

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post #4 of 4
7/28/12 at 5:08am

Especially if you use a red bulb.  The red seems to an effective color for brooding.

 

 

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