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Let them decide, if they are not going under then it is probably too hot. They will be your best inclination of whether or not it needs to be adjusted as it varies especially if it is already hot outside. Very cute chicks.

I was going for a colorful egg basket.

They do that to provide warmth, and to get rid of unwanted cockerals. At least this way they get a chance to grow before they are put in the freezer.

No, the ones that I ordered were hens. Of the 11 packing peanuts they sent it looks like 1 is going to be a hen. I am just glad that they sexed that one wrong and sent her as a packing peanut as she is the friendliest one that I have.

Nice looking bunch. I have several Buff Brahma that were sent as packing peanuts, actually they sent 10 and I was able to give 8 away to my brother to raise as meat birds. I kept 2, one of which looks to be a hen. She is the friendliest one that I have, she likes to roost on my arm.

It does look like they gave you a mixture. Mine were easy to tell, I ordered 3 Amaraucana, 3 White Leghorn, 3 Gold Sex-Link, and 3 Austalorp. They added 11 Buff Brahma. It looks like one of those will be a hen.

I totally understand, I ordered 12 from Ideal and wound up with 23. Luckily I was able to give away the packing peanuts.

That's the great thing about the MHP, they learn to sleep at night because they don't have a light shining on them 24/7.:celebrate

If it is 80°, they definitely do not need a heat lamp. At 80° mine were barely using the heat pad. Try it without the lamp and watch them, if they huddle togrther then they need some heat.

Funny that you mentioned that, I have yet to have one poop on me, but I am sure that it will happen. My brother picked one of them up and it immediately pooped on him.

I would definitely agree with you about wanting to be touched. I got some as packing peanuts and am very happy that one looks to be a pullet. When I open the brooder she flies up to my arm and settles down using it as a roost.:lau

Yes, exactly. I love to give mine a couple big juicy worms and sit back and watch the show. As one is running around with the worm the others are grabbing bits as she runs by.

Sorry to hear Sunny did not make, glad the others are doing good.

Having a light on during the day is fine, but you need to turn it off at night to get them used to roosting without a light. As for the heat they will adjust themselves for what they need as long as you have a heat source available.

I think you must be, it took six days before mine went in on their own. After the first two days of putting them in I left them alone, figured if they got cold they would go in.

Maybe they would make a special dual sided one just for chickens. Fuzzy on the bottom and a thick wipable plastic on the top. I could just see the commercials, "Heating Pads for Chickens". And they would jack the price up.

I used a hog-ring stapler to fasten fabric to the frame of my cave. It was perfect to hold the fabric to the bars.

It really varies, mine took 6 days before they took to the cave. I put them in there for the first two nights by hand and then just left it up to them. They are 3 weeks old now and i have it down on 1 because I am in Louisiana and it is in the 80's during the day and 70's at night.

Thanks for sharing, I needed a good laugh this morning.