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Okay thank you! I am especially worried about my bantams. They are a lot smaller and they aren't as feathered out as the others.

so... turns out chicks will be here tomorrow. should i put my chicks outside tonight? There is not enough room for them all in the brooder together.

Good idea!!! I will do that! Thank you!

OK thank you! I will turn off their MHP tonight

Ok! thank you! If I make the huddle box will they be able to go outside in a couple days? or when?

I have 6 almost 4 week olds and I need to get them outside soon because I have more chicks coming next week. They do not have all head feathers yet, but are mostly feathered out. I have theirs MHP turned off during the day and on 2 at night. Even at 2 I have to force them under and turn off the...

I would get a separate tub and pick each chick up counting them. I think that would be the best way. Just to be sure :)

Wow!! That is fast feathering! Thank you for the awesome idea for the box I will get started on that soon. Wow this place sure does have a bunch of info! I know more about chickens now than I ever thought I would... and I love it :love

ok thank you! I was starting to worry that they wouldn't be ready, but I feel a little better. Is the huddle box just a box with hay and shavings? Or something else? Sorry I'm new to this whole chicken thing :)

Do the chicks feather out faster using this method? This is my first batch of chicks and they are 1 week old and are already getting their shoulder feathers. They seem to be feathering out very quickly. I really need them to be able to be moved the first week of April because I have another...

Ok! Thank you! They are still spending quite a bit of time under it and it is supposed to get into the single digits this week, so I will keep it on the highest mode. :)

When should I lower the heat setting for the heating pad? Mine are a little over a week old so probably not yet, but at around what age would it be best?

Thank you guys for the awesome idea for the MHP!! They really love it!

Okay thank you! Mine are still a little in that phase, but they are perking up very quickly!

Okay thank you! I think they are just having a snuggle party back in the back lol. I was just wondering, but when can I put a plug of sod in their brooder along with a dust bath? I don't want them to get sick because of it.

It is so low in the lowest Part that they have to crouch down to crawl under. I lowered it because I was afraid they were cold. They still huddle down in the corner, but not nearly as much as they did yesterday. The heating pad is at the highest setting and it feels pretty warm under, but I...

Is it normal for all the chicks to be huddled up in the lowest corner of the MHP?

Wow okay :) sounds pretty reliable to me! Aw lol poor chick! I am glad you found him or it might not have ended well :hide I have not read that before but I can imagine! Thank you! I think I will give it a whirl!

I was thinking about using painters tape because my family and I are remodeling a house and we have a bunch left over, but I was afraid that it would not be sticky enough and hurt the chicks. I have not had chicks before, so I am a extra cautious mamma lol. :) how many times have you used it...