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Ok, thanks for the info. I have a broody duck that is setting on eggs, so I put the eggs under her about an 1.5 hours ago. Right now, I can hear a chick under her, but she won't let us she it (she is a very protective mother). Once the eggs hatch I plan on putting them back in with their...

I have a momma hen (who has hatched chicks before) who has 3 baby chicks and 3 maybe 4 more eggs that are starting to hatch, but she doesn't seem concerned about the hatching eggs. I touched the eggs and they feel cold, but I can see 1 of the chicks beaks and it is moving and then one of the...

Quote: I will let teacher know about this, thanks. As I said, the incubator will be in classroom and I don't believe the temp. moves much from 70F (if it did, the teachers and kids would be complaining it is too cold, haha).

Quote: I figured it probably was, but I wasn't sure. Thanks!

OK, thats simple enough, never thought of just putting a piece of wood under the carton! The incubator will be in a classroom at the school, so I don't think the room will get much below 60F. I live in the northeast so right now the temperatures during the day are around mid 20's to low 30's...

Thank you for all the replies! So when I store them in an egg carton with the pointed end down, how do I rotate them? Do I just turn the in a circle, like left to right? To me it just doesn't seem like enough, but, again, this is my first time trying this. When I bring the eggs to the...

My family and I have 40 hens and 5 roosters and our local elementary school has asked us if we would like to donate eggs for two of their classes to incubate eggs. Sooo...we have never hatched our own eggs and I was wondering how to go about getting the eggs to the school for them to put in the...

I have 4 month old chicks and I was wondering if I let them free range with the older chickens? Right now they have their own little pen where they can go outside and are seperate from the older chickens. I'm not worried about the older hens bugging the babies, I'm worried about the roosters...

I have 24 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when you guys think I could move them to the outside shed (with a heat lamp)? I live in Maine, but the temperature has been mid-upper 30s during day and 20s during the night. So, when do you guys think I could move them outside? Thanks in...

Quote: OK, thank for all your help! I guess I will just have to keep moving it and see what they like! Thanks!

Quote: OK, thanks. I will have to keep raising it then or until they sleep under it. I just thought it was weird, because with the paper towels down, they slept under the light, but ince I put the shavings in, they slept not totally under the light. So I figured I would ask the experts...

Quote: i would put the thermometer at the level of the chicks so you are reading the temperature that they are experiencing I should have explained myself better. When I said I put the thermometer directly under the light, I meant it was laying on the floor of the brooder under the light...

Quote: That temperature was with the thermometer directly under the light, is that the way I should be measuring the temp. or should I hang the thermometer in the brooder at their level, that way it gets the air temp. and not the temp. directly under the light. (hopefully I didn't confuse anyone)

I don't think they are panting. When I lay the thermometer directly under the light (so the light is right on it), I get around 110* and that is with the light hanging about 2 1/2 feet above the brooders floor. When they are up and active, they will walk under the light and sometimes take a...

I got my chicks on Monday and had paper towels down until yesterday. Yesterday I put pine shavings down and ever since then, the chicks seem to either sleep along the edge of the brooder (they seemed to kick the shavings back and lay on the newspapers underneath) or in an area where the light...

I just put the shavings in (the are not cedar, but they don't say pine. On the bag it says softwood shavings, so hopefully those are fine) and they are picking them up, carrying them around, and trying to break them on the ground. They all carry the shavings around like it is gold with a trail...

I thought it would be OK, but I figured I would ask first. I believe the shavings I have are pine shavings, but I can't see where it says if they are pine. Thanks for the help.

I was wondering when it was OK to put shavings in as bedding? They have been on paper towels for the last 2 days. So, would I be safe with putting shavings in now? Thanks.

Yeah, when we opened the box, some of them were walking over her. How should I go about making here eat food? I don't really want to shove here face in it... Thanks for the help!

I haven't really seen her drink on her own, so I keep dipping her beak. If I hold her in my hands she starts to get jumpy, but if I put her down in the brooder, shes has a hard time walking. Should I put a little carboard box directly under the light in the brooder or kind of half under and...