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    my 99 baby chicks came today, I have questions

    If they have a dirty butt that's supposed to mean they have pasty butt, I think, and they will die, but can poop just stick to the feathers back there even if they don't actually have pasty butt?
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    pasty butt is a pain in the butt, have questions

    So I check these butts every day, 96 butts (we lost 4 chicks). Many of the chicks have poop on the back of their butt, but when I look at the butt the dried poop is not closing up the opening. Hindsight, I would have put vaseline on all of their butts as I unpacked them into the brooder, is...
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    I used grogel for these. I bought one packet, mixed it with 1/2 cup water and gave a big dollup to each level of the brooder, they LOVED it!!! I also scrambled them some organic eggs and mixed in plain organic yogurt and give them big dollups of that. They peck at it and shake their heads.
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    99 Chicks are 3 days old, and have brooder questions please

    yes there are trays. no poo falls on the ones below. sorry for no caps I'm holding a baby. now I see some chicks have poo stuck to their butt, been cleaning butts all night
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    I may lose a chick

    he is weak looking and cant stand up. sort of falls over backward. is there anything I can do? I gave him sugar water.
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    99 Chicks are 3 days old, and have brooder questions please

    I took out the burlap. it was filthy. i change their water out every few hours. they don't seem to mind the wire floor. I put a length of paper towel in each level to have something to sprinkle food on. They sure loved that gro-gel that came with the shipment, I wonder how to make it.
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    99 Chicks are 3 days old, and have brooder questions please

    I am concerned about their feet. My brooder is 5 levels and has a wire bottom. The wire forms about 1/2 inch square pattern. It seems pretty rough to me. When I put them in the brooder yesterday I put them all on burlap. I laid the burlap over the wire, but now the burlap is all poo pooed...
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    yes he has had chickens before and we have one guinea already
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    my 99 baby chicks came today, I have questions

    yes i checked them, and all are clear, yay
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    my 99 baby chicks came today, I have questions

    I got a st run of Barred Plymouth Rock chicks. We have them in a brooder and they are warm. They are all walking around eating and drinking. I have already changed the water once because they poo in it. I noticed some chicks laying down and thought they were dead. Are they just sleeping...
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    Yes, I have room for 100 chickens. I need to post pics of my coop. I asked my husband for a chicken coop and 6000.00 dollars later, we have a coop that he calls the chicken taj mahal. I didn't want something so fancy, but he says that the coons will get in and kill them all unless it's done...
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    The chicks arrived. We have a 5 level metal brooder. A good portion of the chicks are huddled together. I keep separating them and making them go eat and drink. They are all barred plymouth rock chicks. I added a little Bragg's ACV, and some sugar to the water. I also mixed up a packet of...
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    And what would I do about a sore toe?
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    My husband says he can't get the heaters to come on in the brooder now. So, I guess we will have baby chicks in the bathtub in our warmest bathroom. It's a huge clawfoot tub....Thanks for the info about pasty butt. I have never heard of that.
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    Chicks delivered tomorrow, it's 20 degrees at night, help!

    Our coop is ready but we have a brooder ready for the 100 chicks we ordered from ideal poultry. I know I am supposed to keep the chicks at 95 degrees and decrease the temp by 5 degrees each week. Just wondering if anyone can give me anymore tips for this many chicks. The brooder is old but...
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