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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    Thank you so much. They have been so fun and I've already had to grieve from the ones that have died. One of the rites of passage into farm life, I guess. I've always wanted chickens but didn't imagine this situation as the start of our coop! Thank you for the advice and support.
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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    Yes, we are using one but we have it 3 feet away from them. We originally just had 2 regular 65w bulbs. Do you think this would be better?
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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    My boyfriend was raised on a farm and his family has a chicken coop that's vacant. We plan to move them to his parent's garage (we live in an apt) when it is warmer outside (hopefully soon) and then move them to the coop when they're big enough. Another catch is that they're meat chickens and...
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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    It's around 85-90 degrees. I started cracking the door. Do you think this should help? I read to give them circulation and let them choose to be under the warmer instead of having the whole room warm.
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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    They are large moving boxes, they're probably 2ft x 1.5ft. We put the ones that were more lethargic in one because they were being trampled and the more active in another, so there's about 15 in one and 30 in the other. Not sure how to give them more space right now. We plan to bring them to...
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    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    My boyfriend volunteers for our fair and 50 chicks were not picked up. Instead of leaving them there to die, he brought them home. I fell in love immediately but we are having so many problems. Seven have died at this point and we've had them for 5 days. We have them in our downstairs bathroom...
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