BrahmasMama02
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- Apr 20, 2020
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For those of you who know, I've been struggling with brooder temps and pasty-butt. Someone suggested that I put my sicklier chicks in a separate brooder. Well, I needed a new bulb for my heater lamp (Other brooder has hot-plate) This way I wouldn't have to lift the plate every time I had to check on the specific chicks (noticed it would throw off temperature/ release heat).
We went down to Rural King to grab a bulb and what do you know they had more chicks. PARTRIDGE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. I was so excited. I talked to the lady working the chick center and she had said that they too have been experiencing pasty-butts the past few days but to their conclusion they decided that it was due to the stressful transit from IOWA!
She offered for me to take some replacement chicks home. I agreed and quickly snatched up 6 more chicks including two of the partridge rocks. (of course, I had to grab some extras just in case) And with the second brooder going I was going to be gold. Well, we got home and realized that a couple of these new chicks had pasty butt as well. In this fiasco my fiancé was cleaning out the first brooder, preparing the second brooder while I was cleaning a couple of our original chick's pasty butts in the bathroom.
All was said and done. We sat next to our brooders and admired the work we had accomplished. Then I realized......Where the heck was my second Partridge Plymouth Rock chick?
We tore the bedroom/ house apart and frantically searched for this little booger for two hours. Even went as far to check the trashcans. I haven't given up complete hope, but we have a theory. Well, while I was cleaning pasty butts, he had the new chicks (same age as the original chicks-because they were shipped in at same time and not sold yet) in their open transport carrier on the floor. He was looking for pasties with the door open. Well, we have three dogs. Y'all can guess the rest.
Well, that's our theory.... We feel TERRIBLE! Although there's no proof that one of our sweet doggies snatched up one of the poor unsuspecting nuggets, isn't it possible? THESE sweet and tired babies did not hop out and run away... Lessons were learned tonight. I'll let y'all know if little booger pops up, but I highly doubt it. SIDE-EYEING MY PUPPERS ALL DANG NIGHT!
We went down to Rural King to grab a bulb and what do you know they had more chicks. PARTRIDGE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. I was so excited. I talked to the lady working the chick center and she had said that they too have been experiencing pasty-butts the past few days but to their conclusion they decided that it was due to the stressful transit from IOWA!
She offered for me to take some replacement chicks home. I agreed and quickly snatched up 6 more chicks including two of the partridge rocks. (of course, I had to grab some extras just in case) And with the second brooder going I was going to be gold. Well, we got home and realized that a couple of these new chicks had pasty butt as well. In this fiasco my fiancé was cleaning out the first brooder, preparing the second brooder while I was cleaning a couple of our original chick's pasty butts in the bathroom.
All was said and done. We sat next to our brooders and admired the work we had accomplished. Then I realized......Where the heck was my second Partridge Plymouth Rock chick?
We tore the bedroom/ house apart and frantically searched for this little booger for two hours. Even went as far to check the trashcans. I haven't given up complete hope, but we have a theory. Well, while I was cleaning pasty butts, he had the new chicks (same age as the original chicks-because they were shipped in at same time and not sold yet) in their open transport carrier on the floor. He was looking for pasties with the door open. Well, we have three dogs. Y'all can guess the rest.
Well, that's our theory.... We feel TERRIBLE! Although there's no proof that one of our sweet doggies snatched up one of the poor unsuspecting nuggets, isn't it possible? THESE sweet and tired babies did not hop out and run away... Lessons were learned tonight. I'll let y'all know if little booger pops up, but I highly doubt it. SIDE-EYEING MY PUPPERS ALL DANG NIGHT!
" nope it was one of my four dark brahma chicks. (fuzzy legs).
