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The vertical nipples are chick-friendly. This video was taken when I first got these so they were only a couple days old and you can see they had no trouble at all figuring it out. You can also see the heating pad hen...

There is a huge thread about it if you do a search. I went there for guidance to build mine. I opted for the cheap Sunbeam with three settings and no automatic shutoff but the majority of folks get the fancier model where you can select to override the auto off. Either way works. You then...

Add me to the votes for the mama heating pad method. It's much more efficient for smaller numbers and dodges the common newbie mistake of overheating your chicks. FWIW, I start my chicks in the nursery coop. I started this way because I have a severe dust allergy but there are other benefits...