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No pictures today but I think I have a clue. I will enlarge their area tomorrow so they can fully get away from the heat of the lamp. I turned the lamp off after reading A fowl guy's reply and while they are talking more, they are also actively feeding more, so heat might have been the issue...

Well, based on my user name, I'll have to admit to having a Pembroke welsh corgi and we do have Earl the cat as well.

We got the chicks from a reputable farm store last Saturday. The chicks are probably 2-3 weeks old. They are in a cardboard box for the time being with shavings for bedding. They don't have a heat lamp, just a 40 watt bulb about 8 inches above them. They are on medicated chick starter.

I live in Yakima, WA and we started a backyard flock a couple of years ago for eggs - it ruined my enjoyment of going out to breakfast because I can't stand store-bought eggs now, but the chickens are a delight! We have two well summers, two Americanas, a black Orpington and another crazy chick...

Wow, OK. They are just in a cardboard box with a regular light, not a heat lamp, but I'll try letting them go without the light tomorrow. Gotta' love wildlife biologists - I work with a few!

We have six new buff Orpington chicks. I noticed this evening that they all have a little poop stuck on their butts, but no sign of blood or diarrhea. We just added additional shaving to their box last night - could it just be that the shaving are too deep? I took a warm damp cloth and...