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I can just imagine a brooder with 4-5 mhp. The chicks will be running from one to another like musical chairs trying to make up their wee minds which one they like the best. :lau Please post a pic of your setup. I would like to see it. :)

@Melodychick - This is the heating pad that I used. Sunbeam Heating pad #732-500 I bought it off of Amazon almost 3 yrs ago. I don't think it's the same pad that I bought back then. If you read the descriptions, you will notice that it says it has a 2 hour auto shut off. Mine does not have...

Maybe you can build the chicks a separate coop on the other end of the run? Give them a door into the run just like the first coop, then they would have their own house to go to at night. It might help cut down on the pecking. My opinion, I think the "minimum" spacing really isn't enough. If...

Does this go for all pullets or just the sex links? I've never noticed this much difference with my other chickens.

Well, my babies are babies no more. I posted my EE pics several days ago, here are my Black Sex Link's. They are 18 weeks old this week and one of them laid their first egg yesterday!! I'm so glad. No more store bought eggs!! I'm really surprised at the varied coloring of the BSL. I have...

It's been a while since I've updated, about 3 months to be exact. Here are some pics of my EE's. I bought 10, lost one a couple days after bringing them home. All 9 are doing good, but I ended up with a little cockerel in the lot. Of course, he was one of the prettiest chicks! When I picked out...

That is one thing with using this system, you don't see as many "dead" chicks scattered all over the brooder like you do with a heat lamp! I let my littles out today. They are 5 & 6 weeks old. They've had a high time exploring in their run under all the grass/weeds that have sprung up. I...

With my first MHP, I used a wire cookie rack. I used all thread rods for the legs with nuts, washers & wing nuts to attach them to the rack. I used bungee cords to hold the heating pad under the rack. Here it is in use: My last one is twice as big as this one. I fixed it the same way...

I used my MHP last September for my Cream Legbars. It's still hot here in Texas. I put it on medium and adjust down from there. They did fine with it. I had 2 week olds and 3 day olds. The older ones would sit on top while the babies would go underneath. Even when its hot outside, they still...

Your right bee. I have a Premier heat plate that I used the first year I got chicks. It's nice and hard and metal. No cushion at all.

Maybe I did mine different from everyone? I put my heating pad under the wire frame. When the chicks press up against it with their backs, they are pressing against the pad, not the wire frame. I used bungee cords to hold it up against the wire frame. Normally I would have the heating pad...

LOL you can't find your pad blooie?? I found my small pad, but can't find my pad cover that I washed and put it up "where I could find it"! I had to pull my small one out for my "mini" hatch. I had the large one all set up and ready to go. I had to make a new holder for the small pad since I...

You have to look for one that has a bypass feature for the auto shut off. Or look for one that does not have the 2 hour shut off feature. I bought my first one from Sunbeam. It's 12x15 and has no auto off feature. I just bought another 2 off of Amazon. They are by Sunbeam, have not auto off...

Thanks! Well, it's not easy peasy. Even though I had a horrible hatch, it was still fun and I learned a lot. I'm hoping next time will be better. She is special. It actually worked out ok. I had planned on getting a few brown egg layers for eggs this Winter. I wanted Australorps, but Barred...

I guess it's time to renew my membership. My Easter HAL was a dismal failure, but I did have one hatch. My brave little Merida. She was all alone in the bator for 2 days. Since she was all alone, I had to go shopping for her some buddies. I ended up getting 4 Barred Rocks for her to hang...

Unflavored Greek would be fine. The flavored yogurt usually has a lot of sugar in it. But, since she is not eating, it may be better for her to have some with the sugar. It wouldn't hurt to give her a little bit.

@MesMama ~ For your chick that is not eating good, have you tried giving it plain yogurt? It's easy to eat and the probiotics will be good for her/him. I got my new pad ready yesterday. This one looks a lot like my fist one, but its a lot bigger. It's 12x24 & has no auto shut off. This...

If that's the case, I should have a ton of eggs today! Super windy here in East Texas. Just had some storms come through dropping the temps down and windy as all get out. I'm working on a new mhp. It will look very similiar to my last one, but will be bigger. I have eggs in the incubator that...

The small one I used is the same size as my Premier heat plate. I fit 21 under there with no problems. The small one is 12x15 and the large ones I just bought are 12x24. If you go with a smaller pad, I would say at least 4 for your broilers, maybe 5. For your layers, at least 2, maybe 3...

My pad worked great. I started it on high, and just adjusted as the chicks needed. When I noticed they didn't hang under as much, I lowered it down to medium then did the same when I dropped it to low. I'm sure the pads with more settings would make it more precise, but I worry about the...