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    Every day a couple chicks die :(

    Thank you all for the suggestions.. It has been 3 days since I posted this I believe and I had everything right it was some viral infection 'Im assuming that came with the chicks from T.S. I went and bought duramycin? Anyways...its the antibiotic powder and treated every single chick and will...
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    Every day a couple chicks die :(

    well I have 11 totes that they are spit up in... My whole dining room wall is lined with totes.. I think they have enough room yet they all huddle together at night to sleep... Now when i find them dead the other chicks are usually all on top of it... Trampleing id definately a possibility.. I...
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    Every day a couple chicks die :(

    Ok so I usually incubate my own chicks but 2 weeks ago I went to tractor supply and bought about 150 chicks,.. As a brooder I use totes and heat lamps until they are feathered and then I let them be without the lamp until I feel they are big enough to survive outside.. which I have had very good...
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    Will chickens help my depression?

    BSOLUTELY!!!!
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    Which heat lamp to get?

    for brooders i just use the plastic totes and and the 8 dollar lamp from tractor supply and the red heating bulbs.. I have raised lots of chicks that way and never had a problem
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    Chicks in the house

    my first hatch I had 6 chicks. I cleaned out the bedding once every 3 days and they didn't smell... But the more you have the faster it smells.. now that I'm better at hatching I slip them up into different brooders. Helps a lot! just whenever you notice that smell... clean it out :)
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    Heat lamp on all night?

    I leave my heat lamps on 24/7 for about 2 weeks... or until feathered then i shut them off... However i keep my babies in my house so they don't ever get cold but if you have them in a barn i would reccomend leaving it on for much longer. Then you would want them to have some size to them
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    Am I the only one whose chicks think I am a terrible monster? :(

    i have chicks of different ages and I can relate to a lot of the posts... they love you for the first week then run away for the next 6 lol. I find that when they get older they tend to be more accepting of me and actually run up to see what I have for them. It really does make you feel bad...
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    Chicks Hatched Early?

    Thank You!
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    Chicks Hatched Early?

    Hi my name is Beth and I have a question..Not sure if there is an answer or not but my last batch of chicks started popping out on day 17. I did not miscount days... I had it marked on my calender and on my phone. It was a really good hatch though.. I had 25 of them. I pulled my eggs on day 17...
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