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They are messy! I moved mine out into a deep water trough today in the barn, with a secure cover, inside a coop, with a red heat lamp. I don't usually bother with a brooder thermometer, but I put one in with these guys and have been raising it a bit at a time until I see a temp I like
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Could they have been eeating the bedding? Since the pelleted bedding turns into a damp sawdust when wet (I love the stuff) could they have been gorging on the bedding? I keep my chicks on paper towels until 3-7 days old, then they go straight to the wood pellets.