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did you get them from mcmurrays? i got two japanese buff bantams last week who both passed away the first night. them just today they sent two replacements, and the don't seem to be doing all that well. i hope mine come around too. one seemed pasted up when he arrived, the other looks fine, but...

nope, no corner sin teh downstairs brooder..it is a circle. upstairs i have the new ones in a rubbermade box/bin with chicken wire over the top, but i only plan on leaving them in it for a few hours then combining them. i have to go out and take my kids to the pediatrician for a check up, and i...

thanks so much! i have 18 downstairs in the brooder pen, then the new 12 upstarirs for now, they just arrived an hour ago. i thin ki will give them a few hours to destress fromt he trip, and then combine them. i do have two japanese bantams, and the rest full size chickens ( wyandottes...

i ordered chicks from mcmurrays last week and lost a few in shipping due to the fact the post office put them in air conditioning. the hatchery replaced the lost chicks and then some. the new chicks arrived today, all healthy! so do i need to keep two brooders? the chicks are 6 days apart. we...