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    starting chicks without electricity?

    Thanks for all the replies, everyone! For those that live in Mane, I live in New Portland, near Sugar Loaf. I wasn't expecting them until Thursday but I got the call from the farmer's union on my way out of the office yesterday afternoon. Picked up the 10 babies and got them safely home. We...
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    starting chicks without electricity?

    I read on here that it needs to be 95. Can they get by with slightly lower temps than that? If so, I should be fine. Nights are still pretty cool here in Maine, but my house gets good sun and it usually makes it up into the 70's during the day without the stove running.
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    starting chicks without electricity?

    Hi, I'm hoping someone on here has the knowledge to help me with this. I've got 10 layer chicks (6 black sex links, 4 golden comets) arriving later this week. The problem is...I CAN"T use an electric heat lamp. This is our first spring (having survived our first winter) in an off grid camp...
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