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Thanks to the amazing members on this site, my little babies are doing great now!

I think the heat is what was causing it. I removed the heat lamp for now to let it cool down a little and the sick chick is already moving around a little bit more. He is also chirping a little louder and more frequently. I am going to the store now to get electrolytes and maybe some of the...

Thank you! I will definitely try to make those adjustments ASAP! I really appreciate the advice.

Thank you! I have looked at the learning center and learned quite a bit of very good, useful information! I got chicks from Orschlens this week, which is why I am on here. I have been having a few issues and not sure why :/

Directly under the bulb is 93, away is 91. For the most part they run all around the brooder. When I noticed the sick chick, they were all standing around it. I have the light towards the middle and the food on one side and water on the other.

No. We got the one Orschens recommended to us.

We are keeping them in our own home-made brooder. It is basically just like the ones at Orschlens. It is about 3 ft x 3 ft. The others are eating and drinking normally, as well as eliminating what looks to be normal chicken droppings (I haven't noticed any watery/discolored droppings). We are...

I went to my local Orschlens to get chicks but they didn't have the ones I wanted yet so they sent me to the nearest one that had it. They only had two but we took them home anyway. They were both doing great the first night, then the second night one of them got sick. It couldn't stand up or...

Hey everyone. My name is Jessica. I am 21 years old and brand new into the world of chicken owners. I am on here to help me learn what I will need to know to raise healthy chickens.