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Some folks say they take to a nipple right away. I'd not chance it, and start them out on a standard bell waterer, and then introduce the nipple. After shipping stress, the very most important thing is to see to it that they drink, warm up, and eat. I like to put the water and feed directly...

@Blooie is the queen of MHP. She has an article and a thread in her signature. The pad must be adjustable to bypass the auto shut off feature, and have a metal frame for the pad to either drape over, or hang from. Most of us make the frame, attach the pad, then enclose frame AND pad in a...

My recommendation: Skip the heat lamp. Heating pad brooding is by far much safer and a much more natural method of brooding the chicks. It comes as close as possible to duplicating the heat and protection/comfort provided by a broody hen. It allows the brooder to be at what ever the ambient...