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    Help needed please

    I went to a pet supplies store and have now bought a low light 65w heat bulb, also used for reptiles. I have suspended it from the cage roof and the chicks dont seem to mind it. I thought this might be better for their eyes, not too bright etc. It is high enough for them not to be able to...
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    Help needed please

    OMG, now I'm worried. They are out of all draughts, but I will add cardboard right now. The brooder is well inside the massive dog cage, but Im going to add cardboard for safety reasons too. I would be gutted if anything happened to Pancake and Sprinkles (named by the school kids). I have...
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    Help needed please

    I am currently using an indoor guinea pig crate as a brooder, this is inside a large dog cage as I have 2 cats (they cant get near the birds). The bulb is a 60w white. I have taken the chicks home from school for the half term break and I feel I have been thrown in the deep end with no...
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    Help needed please

    Thank you Ms. Frizzle. Do I buy a normal red bulb or is there a special one for chickens? I know I sound 'der' but like i said, I am brand new to this. ps. I used to have an aunt whom we called Frizzle, your name just reminded me of her. Thanks for that too x
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    Help needed please

    Hi there, I am very new to chickens, I have 2 chicks who are 6 days old now. I have hatched them from an incubator. I am desperate to raise the healthiest chickens in the UK. Can I give them treats such as yoghurt or grubs? If so, what kind? If not, when? The chicks are indoors in a...
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    Brand New

    Thanks to y'all for the warm welcome. The two chicks have now got names: Pancake and Sprinkles (named in a school competition). We raised £60 and we are 'sending' 18 chickens to families in Africa for them to raise. This will help these families to support themselves. We do this as part of...
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    Brand New

    Thank you
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    Brand New

    Hi, I am brand new to hatching and I discovered your website by accident tonight. I am a Teaching Assistant from Dorset SW England, UK, and I have spent today in emotional turmoil as only 2 chicks hatched from a batch of 7 I was given as part of our Year 1 Life Cycles Project. I am so proud of...
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    Brand new to hatching

    Thank you SethJ and Crabella. I feel I have chicken friends already. No one I know seems to understand how desperate I am to raise these adorable chicks successfully. I am so pleased to have found this website tonight. Good old Google. Right, I'm off to bed, its almost 11pm here in UK, and...
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    Brand new to hatching

    Thank you sooooooo much for your encouragement. I truly am so happy with 2 from 7, I am just too sentimental and I feel really bad that eggs 3 and 4 didnt make it as I heard them peeping in their eggs. We break up from school for half term tomorrow and the chicks are coming home with me and...
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    Brand new to hatching

    Hi everyone. I have found you! I am a Teaching Assistand in Dorset England and we were offered the chance to watch and incubate 7 chicken eggs as part of our Year 1 Life Cycles project. I was very excited as I love animals and I took the lead role. I was given basic instructions and on Day...
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