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  1. C

    Button quail enclosure height

    I don't recall what size the tote is that I use for a brooder, but I use window screen material instead of hardware cloth and use binder clips to attach it to the sides of the tote. I suppose I could cut out the top of the lid and hot glue the window screen instead, but the binder clips work for...
  2. Brahmas Beauty Homestead

    Sick Chicks w/ Droopy wings

    I suggest putting an actual thermometer down in the brooder at the hot area and a second one at the cooler area. You will not know the temperature if you don’t have a thermometer in the brooder. You can not go off they are moving around if the entire area is to warm. It might have a warmer spot...
  3. cscigu

    Day 18 is approaching - give us all the lock down and hatching tips!

    I happen to be on day 18 today too. I've never hatched chicks in winter before, and am sure thankful the record cold snap here just ended. I'm no expert, but my rule of thumb is to wait until a chick (or 2 or 3) is nice and dry, and up on its feet, then remove. Seems like its usually about 24...
  4. Ridgerunner

    First night of 13-14 hour "day" light...

    I've noticed that no matter the issue, people manage it in different ways. No matter how someone does it somebody else will do it differently. No matter how they manage it, they will often come up with a rational that their way is the best and everyone else is wrong. What kind of roost should...
  5. HollowOfWisps

    Do heat lamps cause more issues with Pasty Butt than Brooder Plates?

    Were you brooding inside your house when using the heat lamp? Brooder plates heat through contact on their back that warms their body. Heat lamps create an ambient heat. I have brooded many chicks with a heat lamp with no pasty butt issues, but I brood in a very large brooder that is in my barn...
  6. M

    Heatlamp at night

    In the room it’s around 70, In the brooder it’s 90
  7. backyardchickmom

    Supplies for new chicks.

  8. Ridgerunner

    Chickens Won't Return to the Coop at Night

    Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined! I have the same issues when I move my 5-week-old chicks from the brooder in the main coop to my grow-out coop, which is 4' x 8' and elevated a couple of feet above the ground. Usually I leave them locked in the grow-out coop for a week before I open...
  9. LydiaB

    Ducklings are pipping!! - would love some distractions!

    I have an outdoor brooder. The floor is hardware cloth. I covered the cloth the first 2 days, then they had access to the grass poking up. After about a week I set up a fence so they have outdoor access during the day. It is highly dependent on temps though- it’s been 70s-90 here. And they can...
  10. AshVau22

    URGENT duckling eye infection

    Have you raised ducklings before? Pictures of the new brooder would be nice and of the duckling in question. Also the breed. 6 ducklings is a lot and they grow fast. Ducklings need water 24/7. What is the heat source in your brooder? How did the duckling get the injury on her back? Ducks will...
  11. Vexys

    Should there be some kind of oversight required?

    It's a hard one for me to ask because I feel like we should be more free but after earlier I've been wondering. We were in town picking up a few things and I caught an exchange with someone in a full on B* fit over dead chicks that were garage kept with no brooder setup so they died overnight...
  12. CabritaChicks

    Bad weather preparation tips!

    The 2025 Atlantic/Caribbean Sea hurricane season, spanning June 1 to November 30, is projected to be more active than average, potentially impacting the Virgin Islands. Colorado State University (CSU) forecasts 17 named storms, with nine developing into hurricanes and four reaching major...
  13. C

    Sick Chicks w/ Droopy wings

    I have a ceramic heater and can buy a dimmer seitch what kind of light is best for them to be able to see
  14. DuckDuckPromise

    Fussy girls

    The danger voice got me!! Our girls do that sometimes for no apparent reason! I’ll be standing right there with them, and they just kinda scream for a few seconds, and then they’re good again! :confused:
  15. Jenbirdee

    Are ducks smart enough to get out of the cold?

    Nope, at least I don’t think so and I’ve had ducks 10 years in my climate temp range from 0 to 100. I’ve seen freezing rain days with wind create the ducksickles. That’s when I do force them all inside to my semi finished garage type Hospital room that I have for them. They’re in there right now...
  16. NatJ

    Brooder Box- incandescent vs heat light

    The common heat lamp bulb are incandescent bulbs. They just use more watts than many other incandescent bulbs, to make more heat. But for the question I think you are asking, I would suggest you try a bulb that does not make much heat. The less heat the better, in my opinion, for the first test...
  17. MegTheHenEggQueen

    Can I use a plant grow light instead of a traditional heat lamp with my baby chicks?

    My grow lights are pretty bad ass and provide both heat and light for my medicine plants!
  18. featherhead007

    Dutch Dawn Leipers Fork, TN: 5 Coops Strong

    Highland hairy coos? :D
  19. horror_trashcan

    got chicks in winter, new to chickens

    I am also getting winter chicks. It was quite cold the first week I had my first batch but it will stay cold for my next and snow as well. My brooder is next to my house and I don't have many predators walking up to my door, we keep the outside light on as well. I'm not super experienced or...
  20. rosemarythyme

    Supplies for new chicks.

    Best feed whatever you can readily get fresh in your neck of the woods - what I have most available are local brands, and that's what I stick with. Grit for chicks is shown below for size reference, you only need a little bit so a scoop from a bulk bin is the best bet: The only medication I'd...
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