Thank you all for your support and helpful suggestions! I have 4 going very strong so far ... got one on the edge. I am keeping a very close eye on her. Lost one this morning but we kind of saw that coming ... I am going to have to post some pictures of them on here soon. Maybe you guys can...
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I tried to make it cooler (dropping the temp 5 degrees and all) and hand the lamp in a diff position and they acted as though they were cold so I moved everything back to how i had it before.
How did they act that you thought they were cold? What kind of brooder are they in?
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NO. Well, I don't think so. The lamp covers most of the area that they are in. They huddled in the outermost part of the pen. And I am using wood chip bedding.
They need an area that they can get away from the heat. If the lamp covers the whole area of the brooder that's not good...
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Yup. I give them a nice little fluff with the blow dryer to dry the behinds off before they go back. The bedding is white pine chips multiscreen to remove dust ........
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NO. Well, I don't think so. The lamp covers most of the area that they are in. They huddled in the outermost part of the pen. And I am using wood chip bedding.
Brand new to chicken raising, so everyone be patient with me! Ok, from the beginning ... ordered 25 chicks from McMurray they arrived 2-09-2010. 2 were DOA. They were doing fine for a few days and now I am down to *gasp* SIX!!!!! Only six little babies left out of 25. I have no idea what is...