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    Heat plate

    there are currently eight chicks. I seen a lot of people say the first week to do puppy pads because it was gentle on their feet. But I will look into getting some sort of bedding. I just checked on them again and this is them sleeping. They all seem kind of spread out.
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    Heat plate

    Also i don't know ambient temp. What should it be?
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    Heat plate

    I changed the plate. Lowered it and angled it. It's very warm to touch. After about 20 seconds i have to take my hand off. But I lowered it to medium heat and that seemed not warm enough. The way they sleep freaks me out. One died today but no idea why
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    Heat plate

    these chicks are 3 to 4 days old. First time having a brooder. I decided to go with a heat plate for safety reasons. Here is a picture of them all huddled up. I’m getting conflicting answers on Google. Some say that chick should be touching it. But some people say that their chicks get burned...
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    Umbilical cord?

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    Umbilical cord?

    Thank you for answering. I feel so bad for the little guy. And it’s still bothering me that I don’t know what happened to the other baby chick. Fingers crossed the other 10 make it.
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    Umbilical cord?

    completely new to having baby chicks. Went to clean the brooder out and one of them was dead underneath the heating plate. It didn’t look like there was any trauma. I am not sure what happened. The body looked a little bit flat like all the other chicks, just trampled over it. Maybe after it...
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