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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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'...
  5. 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...
  6. 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.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. M

    Heatlamp at night

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

    Supplies for new chicks.

  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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
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