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  1. dearmeghann

    Two questions about my chicks

    I was so paranoid about the brooder plate and whether or not they were warm enough. A friend said something that blew my overactive mind. She said, "Just watch them and observe. They know what they need." And it's so true! I have one side raised up and have an inch or two between the plate and...
  2. Susan Skylark

    A very soggy hatchalong

    day 16: 3/4 pipped, official hatch day tomorrow. 2 week old chicks think the world is ending as I might actually need their brooder light and shut it off (fully feathered in a heated basement, they’ll be fine!). I’m starting to think quail eggs can survive anything!
  3. jesnbec

    Rough Night

    Had a rough night last night with a couple of chicks, might need some BYC wisdom... We have three sets of eggs, two incubators so it's complicated but I'll try to simplify. First set of eggs we got from a friend, they were utterly filthy, worst dirty eggs we've ever seen and we probably should...
  4. V

    Pasty Bum

    Thank you sooo much BigBlue Hen! I am incredibly grateful for the help & advise! I added a pic above. Do you think if i remove the heat light the brooder plate will be enough? it is 17C here today, supposed to get down to 10C tonight. The are living in my dining room at the moment, we have an...
  5. DobieLover

    Wiring for electrical- lights?

    Here are the various ways I've used the multiple lights I have installed around my coop and run: Every night, I turn on the outdoor (dim) coach lights to provide enough illumination to do head count and collect eggs. When I am doing a full flock, oral de-worming (including weighing) or any...
  6. ChicoryBlue

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    You know they have a drive to join their “mama”. Who is that? YOU! Sit as close as you can in a washable outfit and let them jump up to your arm and lap! What I found with the Buckeyes, more than the Orpingtons, but even with them, is that they want a perch there at the edge. You could make...
  7. NatJ

    Frustrated about the availability of chicks

    A hatchet or similar chicken-killing tool, plus some good chicken recipes, for when all those pens are too full.
  8. C

    New 4-week old turkey poults issue

    Just my opinion, but could they be cold? They need more heat than chicks & w them huddling together sounds like maybe not warm enough where food it? Mine are going on 3wks & are crazy in my brooder..which I keep brooder plates in there & a lil reg orange bulb for night-light
  9. 1Anjl

    Help with designing a walk in coop/shed

    I had never heard of poop boards until I joined this forum last week and honestly I like that idea. I need to research better to figure out how I would do it though. Ive decided to forego the quarantine/separation area and make a man door on the inside into the coop (more like a screen door)...
  10. S

    Progeny from heroic rooster

    The 8 week pullets were sold out all in one day before we could get any, but we might get another chance on that in 2 and 4 weeks. Meanwhile, we just placed four JGs under Goldie, they all got quiet under her, and she kept sitting there and covering them with her wing. We did this in the dark...
  11. notabitail

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Chicken math is real.
  12. BY Bob

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    How exciting! This is awesome!
  13. 1Anjl

    Help with designing a walk in coop/shed

    Thank you! I dont have chickens yet. I was planning on 6 or 7 chickens, but Im a bit too experienced in chicken math (started with 10 before and had 28 by the time I moved!) but I also had a lot more space for them back then. I have a 200 ft run, but also plan to free range them as much as...
  14. rosemarythyme

    How can chicks be raised to be healthier?

    The advice sounds similar to what's often advised for commercial settings, but you can do things completely different and still raise healthy chicks. I raise chicks outdoors but in small batches. So ambient brooder temperature varies from low 40s - high 60s F (5-20.5 C) with a heating pad that...
  15. redinator

    6 Week old chicks sleeping under coop

    I did discover the light trick by accident. We used to leave our outdoor light on in the backyard at night and I noticed they would gather up where the light was hitting the run. Since I started turning the light off they moved to sleeping under the coop, so I was thinking putting a light in the...
  16. Wyorp Rock

    Maybe Coccidia????

    Welcome To BYC Can you tell us the temperature of the brooder? Where is the food in the brooder, I see the water? What are you feeding, including any treats? The brooder looks quite small for the size and number of birds you have in there. They also look well feathered, so may not need as...
  17. 1Anjl

    Help with designing a walk in coop/shed

    Hi, I recently built a pallet shed to use as a coop, but also feed storage, brooder area, etc. My original thought was that the coop area would be 4x8x4 ft high (and the peaked vented roof) under that area I wanted a spot for a 4x4x4 brooder and a another 4x4x4 area in case I need to separate an...
  18. Ridgerunner

    Do the newly hatched chicks need light all the time?

    Your basic question is whether they need access to heat at night. Yes they do. Baby chicks cannot regulate their heat until they are fully feathered out, which is typically around 4 to 5 weeks of age. Until then they need a place they can go to if they need to warm up. At the same time they...
  19. kumokumo

    trying to give some chicks to my broody hen?

    she also hasn’t been teaching them how to eat or drink yet. when i first got the chicks, that was the first thing i did. i put a food and water bowl next to her, and she was eating just fine, but wouldn’t call the chicks over. i don’t think she’s tried feeding them at all for the past 2 hours...
  20. Wyorp Rock

    Corid vs Ericlor 10

    Can you please post photos of the chicks, the brooder setup and their poop? You have 16, 8-Day old chicks in a 3x3 brooder. It's 90F in the garage and you are providing a heat lamp which you turn off at 80F-80F. You mention in 1 place the lamp is pointed at 1 corner, in another you mention 2...
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