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  1. Down Under

    Incubator babies now what?

    Hi Dans Magoo, Yes stop egg rotation and increase your humidity from day 18. They should pip around day 21 give or take, then hatch 12 to 18 hours after pipping give or take, after they hatch they will sleep a lot. Once they fluff up transfer them to your brooder, when putting them in the...
  2. L

    A couple of my duck eggs have hatched

    Some people leave theirs in for a day or two but I always removed mine right away and let them dry under the light in my brooder. I did not like mine knocking the other eggs around.
  3. orgainsect

    How can chicks be raised to be healthier?

    Your approach also sounds great. The method I mentioned is mainly applicable to beginners who don't know how to operate or those who want to raise chicks systematically. Of course, there must be better ways. This is just my personal experience. Thank you for your reply. We can all exchange more...
  4. S

    Is 48 degrees to cold?... first night out

    This is almost exactly as I’ve done. I put my 12 day old chicks outside in the coop with the flock. They were in a small area with chicken wire separating them. At 5 weeks I took the wire out. They sleep together with the flock. During the day they’re with the flock, but in a small wire cage...
  5. MysteryChicken

    What breed

    Better picture away from the red light?
  6. M

    Pretty baby, any guesses?

    This buff nugget is around seven weeks old, I think--it's just starting to get some actual feathering. I'd love it to be a hen, since it's such a snuggle buddy, but the little bit of comb is making me have roo vibes. I read the guidelines for taking good pictures, but I'll be honest: aside...
  7. M

    Brooder questions

    i wouldnt bother with a 'fabricated' permanent brooder unless a) you have an ongoing large operation and b) you have space for it and c) your strong and motivated enough to clean it ... cardboard boxes come in all sizes up to watermelon bin, are easy to move and clean if properly prepped with...
  8. FeatherAndBloom

    Sleeping situation for my chick

    Hey! Thanks for the reply over here. I’ve been working towards weaning them off heat indoors (and they are off during the day) but with the dark and no heat lamp they have freaked out the past two nights, even just inside their brooder. So I have the ceramic heat emitter (100w, keeping the...
  9. JFF12

    What breed

    Ok good people, please come to the rescue once again. I need to know what kind of bantam this is. The light is coming from a brooder lamp so please excuse but he/she is mainly black and yellow, from tractor supply.
  10. thequietman

    Coop and Run with some Automation

    In March we got 5 chicks from a local farm/garden store, three Buff Orpingtons and 2 Rhode Island Reds. One turned out to be a boy, so he is being re-homed (leaving us 2 of each breed). While the chicks were growing in a brooder setup in the garage, I designed a built a small run and coop. I...
  11. gimmie birdies

    My brooding set up for new chicks.

    (Temperary brood space.) When I first got my baby chicks from mail order I had them in 2 boxes that were connected to make the space big enough. The light you see is a 60w yellow bug light. (incandescent because LED throws no heat.) A heat lamp would be too hot, in this space. I am not a fan of...
  12. Wyorp Rock

    Fussy girls

    An hour sounds about right🤣
  13. sunnysideohio

    Lethargic Chick - Listing to One Side and Lying Down

    We have 12 one-week-old pullet chicks of mixed breeds we are raising indoors here in northeast Ohio. Using an XL dog crate with brooder plate to raise them. Plenty of food and water, and we check and clean pasty butts as needed. Getting along quite well for the most part. All but one seem...
  14. Logar

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    she is exactly 6 months old today. that is pretty much what I am trying to do. I mixed some tums in with an egg and put calcium powder mixed in her food. I also have my old brooder plate up against the side to hopefully help. I do have the lights on relatively bright as she needs to eat. I plan...
  15. S

    Is 55F too cold for 3 week old goslings with no heat lamp outside?

    I'm not sure what temp it was tbh, likely in the 90s or 100 but there's no way to adjust the temperature on ours so I just let them out during the day (60s to 70s but it has dropped to 50s) and they seemed fine. I'll have to see if we have brooder plates in our area. But do you think they'll...
  16. RoyalChick

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    The brooder plates are barely warm to touch and don’t heat the air under them. The chicks need to actually touch the plate to warm up. They are very low wattage - I forget what mine is, but think a not very bright light bulb. The element is also sealed inside the metal plate (like an iron). So...
  17. D

    Dutch Dawn Leipers Fork, TN: 5 Coops Strong

    Hi, Dawn here. I'm outside of Nashville in Leipers Fork, a borough of Franklin, TN. We got our first chickens about 1 year ago. Currently we have: Mimi's Extraordinary Coop: 20 hens (variety) and 1 Rooster (Rhode Island Red, "Buddy") The Old Boys Club: 2 rough roosters - olive egger, Ole'...
  18. NanaK

    Your 2025 Garden

    That is a very nice looking tomato plant. I see more in the background. I usually start a couple early so I can get some early tomatoes. I need to get them started soon. Then do more a bit later. I have but my lights are set up inside the house in a spare bedroom so I have found no real...
  19. Ponypoor

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Here, we need ways to keep water from freezing, lights when it's really dark (half the year hahaha), and ways to keep warm. I am extremely fortunate that I have a barn so it's easy for me, I have power out there.
  20. AGeese

    Is 55F too cold for 3 week old goslings with no heat lamp outside?

    So aside from the fact there's different stages of development. If you started the little ones out the first week at 95 or 90 and drop the temp 5 degrees each week you're no where near the 50s. Can you get a brooder plate instead? I only use heat emitters at night that don't give off light...
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