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  1. rosemarythyme

    Feeding at night

    My chicks only get natural daylight so even though I leave food in with them up to around 4 weeks they only eat during daylight hours. No need to put in artificial light if the brooder plate is doing the job in providing them with enough heat.
  2. AshVau22

    Help! My baby quail keep dying!

    Do you have pictures of your brooder set up? If it's glass I'm going to say they are probably over heating depending on the type of heat light. And being in the middle they probably have no way to get cool. And as everyone else has stated quail need a good quality protein crumble. I get my quail...
  3. The Moonshiner

    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Ya I'm good with bulbs and have always used them. Just thinking I could maybe give one a chance for the experience sake. I would only use it in my bedroom brooder so chicks from hatch to 7 days old. I would think I'd not have to adjust the height. They'd have light from the light coming in the...
  4. NBaid

    Do the newly hatched chicks need light all the time?

    Im still new to this so idk, basically i have a light that gives heat to the newly hatched chicks in the brooder but idk if i need to turn it off or not so they can sleep but if i turn it off they dont got any heat source cuz its pretty cold here atm
  5. V

    Pasty Bum

    The black wire hanging down is temp probe. It is at chick head height....They mostly hanging out under heat light rather than brooder....Anyway, two heat plates too, hopefully the answer. Really am soo grateful for your help!
  6. Squawkers

    Are poopie feet normal?

    It sounds like you might need to clean more often. No, chickens do not clean their feet. They might pull off large chunks but that’s it.
  7. H

    Week old chicks are huddled, cold or still adjusting to new brooder?

    I brought home 6 chicks that I believe are a little less than a week old about 3 hours ago. I have the heat plate cranked, it says it's at 130 degrees but the thermometer is have under it says 89.9 degrees. The chicks have now been huddled under it for 3 hours with no desire to come out. I did...
  8. Ilovemychicks08

    Does a brooder have to have red light

    No a red light isnt needed and ive never actually used one in my time chicken keeping. I use a regular light bulb in my heat lamp holder just as they cant knock it out. Then use a Rent a Coop brooder plate. But there are many that work the same.
  9. WilderSkye

    Too many brooder options

    This is probably the millionth time someone has asked a brooder question. We have worked for months on the run/henhouse and still to haven't nailed down the brooder portion. And 12 chicks arrive next week from Alchemist Farms. I am starting to feel a little panicky here. Okay, el numero uno...
  10. redinator

    Transition from Heat Lamp to Brooder Plate

    The brooder plate should be low enough they can snuggle under it like they would a mama hen. If it was too high (height not temperature) they probably got chilled because the brooder plate has to touch them for them to feel the warmth. You can press your hand against it to get an idea of how it...
  11. K

    Entertainment and treats for week old chicks.

    Do you use disposable or reusable puppy pads? I have reusable pads from when my dog was a puppy, but I think I would be doing laundry every day to keep up with my chicks' bowels! 😁
  12. CherishedFowlGuardian

    Adding eggs under a broody hen

    If the eggs don’t hatch, you can find a place that sells 1–3 day old chicks and give them to the broody hen. To do this, start by moving the broody hen to a dog crate or large brooder. Place her with her eggs and help her settle down. Wait until bedtime, then turn off the lights and carefully...
  13. Crazy Chicken Keeper

    Outdoor brooder; opinions needed

    Looked at the link. looks like a great investment! Look everywhere has predators, I thought I had no staots round her ebut lost a chick toi a stoat4 nights ago am now trying to catch it. I would buy it, but only have chicks under 5 weeks old out awya from wind or with your eye on them. I should...
  14. rosemarythyme

    Full spectrum lighting for brooder

    While chickens do enjoy sunbathing they really don't need direct light either, just ambient light. So the coop would be perfectly fine for brooding purposes. Assuming you're not ready to move them out then personally I'd move the brooder to somewhere with a nice window and provide light that...
  15. M

    Aggression in Young Chick

    The area immediately beneath the red light is 90°. The smaller box in front is where I have temporarily separated the offending chick.
  16. BigBlueHen53

    Entertainment and treats for week old chicks.

    In the house we don't use bedding like wood chips or anything like that, it's a hassle and just too messy and dusty. We use puppy pee pads and just change them every night about bed time. What we do is remove the chicks from the brooder and put them in a box (under dim lights so they're sleepy...
  17. JacinLarkwell

    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    The ones I used needed it to be at least 55F to begin working. They never felt as warm as a mama hen does though, but once the chicks were ambulatory, they seemed to do okay as long as they didn't get chilled from being wet or getting out and losy
  18. DutchEggs

    Brooder Box- incandescent vs heat light

    Hello! I found this neat brooder box at an estate sale last weekend. I am planning to put my hatch, coming in a few days, in this box to grow out. I am wondering if anyone around here has seen this set up before, and if they could tell me the style of light I will need to use to provide warmth...
  19. LaurelC

    The case of the mysteriously dying guinea keets

    Thank you so much for the reply! And it’s great to know that it’s likely that they ate the shavings. What do folks usually use for bedding? Puppy pads or paper towels? Would offering grit have made a difference in this case? With chicks I usually wait til they’re a couple weeks old, introduce...
  20. MROO

    Broody abandoned actively hatching eggs! No incubator!

    QUESTION: Has anyone had luck using a brooder plate for an improvised hatching station? Cleaning out the scatters of an abandoned broody nest, I found two dead pips. Started to open one ... and it gasped, bled and peeped! My N360 'bator's power cord suddenly decided to fail, so I now have a...
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