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Having a pec at some chick feed

Update: all the chicks are doing great, I let them out of their cage in the day when it's sunny and they love scrabbling around in the dirt and eating little bugs and grass, no pasty butt either

I would just like to say that I haven't taken the same course of action... And I have had about 4 batches of 2 turkins before and all have survived, this is the first time any have ever died. And about 2 weeks ago when I got the first 2 yellow ones (I'd never had them before) I guess I didn't...

I understand where everyone is coming from, and I'm sorry if it makes you guys frustrated. I've only had a failed chick once before and that way years ago so it is new to me too. I know people say hot water bottles get cold but that's why I change them, I want to do best for the chicks but I...

Thank you I'll try it! Thanks for not giving me any hate aha, finally someone who agrees that sometimes chicks don't make it. It's only the yellow ones that have died, I got 2 the other week and they both died and I thought it was because they got too cold but now this one died and I know that...

10 mins? They are still hot when I get them out 2 hours later. That's why I change them, ya know to make sure they don't go cold on the chicks. But ok.

Ok...should I still get up and make hot water bottles? Also just wondering, why is the light better than them?

That's the thing, I have a bedside lamp but it's really really REALLY freaking bright, won't it keep them awake ? Sorry about my rant earlier, I was upset. I'm trying to get a heat lamp as I don't have a heating pad

The chick passed away last night...sorry everyone...the rest are still very healthy. This has only ever happened with yellow regular ones, the brown regular one is doing great and the rest are too. If you have any tips on why it happened then much appreciated, and I don't think it was too cold...

And I'm not trying to make people feel sorry for me or anything, I'm just trying to show you that I do care and that I'm not a selfish brat who has no idea how to look after animals

Wow ! Stop! I never said they didn't need heat? I tried so hard and spent days crying about that and telling myself I don't even deserve animals! I have woken up every 2 hours to make a hot water bottle for these chicks and the others did die and I know it was all my fault so this time I'm...

I live in Portugal and it is 25 degrees here in the day and I still make bottles for them and at night I've been making them every 2 hours I've had (turkin) chicks before when I was younger and they didn't even have a hot water bottle. My turkins have always survived and I've had quite a lot...

Thank you I could try a regular light bulb I just don't want it to too bright incase it damages their eyes? I definitely wouldn't want to sleep under a light bulb! Maybe I could make her a separate bottle and just try to make sure she's warm? She is one of the weakest ones. No she's not eating...

Ok I'll try that, and I know they do but she has gone past the point of just drinking normally

Help!!Hi everyone my name is amber and yesterday morning I bought 8 chicks(meant to be 4 but the guy gave us xtra) 2 normal chicks (one yellow and one brown) and 6 turkins. They all are perfectly healthy except the yellow regular chick, I've been making hot water bottles every 2 hours as I don't...