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    Herbal Hand Sanitizer?

    Both, really. To clean any poops off my hands after handling them, but also to avoid spreading my, my cat's, my older chickens' etc. germs to them and their germs back to us while their immune systems are still developing. Is this even an issue? Should have mentioned before: chicks are 4 days...
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    Herbal Hand Sanitizer?

    It makes sense that I want to wash my hands before and after handling, feeding, and otherwise dealing with baby chicks. I can wash my hands in the house, but the chicks are in the detached garage and it would be nice to not have to walk back and forth just to wash hands. There's no water source...
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    Hello from Northern California!

    I've lived all over NorCal. Currently and primarily on the North Coast, though not nearly as far north as you! I can see how this could get addicting. Luckily my internet is slow enough that I get frustrated after a short time and am forced back outside...
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    Chick just died in my hand -- Sick, Cold, Trampled, Or ??

    Yes, my heat lamp is red. But it's a few years old, so I might go get a second one today so I can stop worrying about the first one burning out. Thanks!
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    Chick just died in my hand -- Sick, Cold, Trampled, Or ??

    Thanks for the electrolyte recipe! Will do that today! I have been checking for pasty butt -- no sign so far. Had to deal with it in my first batch of chicks a few years ago. I like the dirt idea! Maybe when they're just a tad older. Problem is it's all mud right now. Could try drying it in...
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    Hello from Northern California!

    Hi all! I'm excited to join the BYC community! Here's some info about me and my chicks: Just started my second round of personal chickens. First round is down to 3 3-year-old Rhode Island Reds. Second round is currently 25 4-day-old baby chicks, Buff Orpington, Barred Plymouth Rock, and...
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    Chick just died in my hand -- Sick, Cold, Trampled, Or ??

    Yes, survival of the fittest, as they say. Maybe you can check my heat lamp placement: The brooder box (a few large cardboard boxes taped together with inner walls removed) is large enough that they can move away from the heat when needed, and the heat lamp is close enough to the ground that...
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    Chick just died in my hand -- Sick, Cold, Trampled, Or ??

    Hi all, New to posting here, but I appreciate all the insight I've gathered from these forums in the past. Now I have a question of my own: Yesterday I received my 26 chicks in the mail, all happy and healthy looking (that would make them 4 days old today). They did fine all day, seemed to...
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