It could be a screenshot because of this app I use to just blur the background. Sometimes my phone doesn’t blur the background really well when I first take the picture and it would make sense if it then uploads as a screenshot. Also, if that’s against the rules I am so sorry, I wasn’t entirely...
Yeah, I’m playing around with the height right now as this is a new setup so I don’t have a familiar place for it yet. I got it to stay around no more than 100 finally after working with it all day and they seem to be happy.
Thank you for the advice! I rearranged the the brooder and made sure there was space around the feeder and I moved the water closer to the heat.
I always worry too about the black tote getting too hot but I make sure to check where the chicks are running around and where they will touch it it’s...
Unfortunately I believe that’s the full picture. For some reason it uploaded small… I usually check to see if it meets the pixel requirements but for some reason this time it didn’t tell me clearly on the website compared to previous years.
I had the water warm with electrolytes and probiotics from Sav-A-Chick when I first put them in the brooder. I guess I might not be changing it out to warm it up often enough because it was cold when I went to check it just now. I just changed it out and now it’s a lot warmer for them.
How often...
I just got my first order of mail chicks last night. When I put them in the brooder they were really thirsty so they have been drinking a lot of water. In the past 2 hours I have lost 2 of the 8 chicks. What I’ve observed is they sometimes get stuck on their backs and then drown from the...
This past Friday I found one of my hens in the afternoon not doing so well. She seemed distant and quiet from the rest of the flock, and just not her normal self. I go to pick her up to see what the matter was and blood started coming out of her mouth. I panic of course and immediately separate...
Thank you! I will probably put them in when I see they have enough strength just in case she doesn't accept them (maybe tomorrow night)
Does it matter that she really has only been broody for 2ish days now and getting chicks this quick into her broodiness?