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One of my chicks seems to have a slightly impacted crop this morning. I gently massage her crop and a minute or so later, came out a drop or two of clear liquid (water?) She acts a little off, but not lethargic -yet. Sleepy eyes, chirps more than usual, but she still manages to move around a...

This link is such a great resource! Thank you!

Can you please let me know where I can get Baytril without a prescription ? Or, is there something else I can get? Thank you!

I’m sorry, not trying to hijack your time, but can I ask why do you put the tray of rocks(?) under the waterer? And, how do you train those chicks to drink from the nipple water? I saw them tried, but they got lazy and didn’t want to get water from there so I just took it out and gave them a...

Thank you so much! i admit, I think I made a huge mistake by providing another heat source and that explains why my last 2 chicks didn’t make it. Please trust me, I’m in lots of pain over it. I didn’t want to post the questions, but I didn’t want to make the same mistake.

Ah, got it! I feel so stupid now! I am truly grateful for this! This helps clears everything I’ve been wondering about the heat source and the MHP. I feel so much better!

I forgot to answer your question and you are perfectly right to point out... I did “measure” the MHP by placing the thermometer under it so as you pointed out, that isn’t correct and I’m grateful you immediately caught that!

Thank you! I did go through it, although I didn’t go through All of the pages. a There’s so much info there and it’s great but I felt overwhelmed at the same time!

Thank you for explaining! I’m nervous not knowing how to provide the right temperature for them! Your explanation makes perfect sense! I’ve just interpreted the recommenced heat setting for a week old chick has to stay at 90F constantly at all time so I thought the MHP also needs to stay at 90F...

Oh my! Thank you so much for this! I usually get up a few times during the night to check on the chicks and several Tim es found them snuggled all the way to the lowest end of the MHP. I assumed they were cold. Also, when I touched the MHP, it seems rather tepid warm, not cozily warm. I’m...

We created the MHP after reading extensively in this forum and purchased the Sunbeam Xpress heating pad that’s claimed to have 180W. However, I can’t find any where to get the exact temperature reading for each setting. Somewhere in other threads I’ve read to set the heating pad to #3 for a week...

ah got it. So I got it all wrong.... I was thinking along the line of maintaining a sourdough starter!!! thank you so very much!!

Thank you for responding! I fermented the chick crumble a out 4 days, then offer to them on a small dipping dish but they shook their heads all the time. I also tried adding a few dry crumbles on top but they wouldn’t try either. After being fermented for 5 days, can I put the extra in the...

Sorry, but I want to ask... how long did it usually take for a chick to start “liking” the fermented feed? I tried a few times and they never ever bothered. Is there a trick to start enticing them? Should I just leave the fermented feed as the only food source in the brooder? Can they have...

Just want to let you know my precious chick passed away and I’m hoping to give a details of her last hours to shed lights for others who may find it useful . She was eating happily when I gave her some cooked eggs and dried meal worms before bedtime, the day before. I had hope she’d pull it...