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She was so cute and started off so strong. We gave her a name when we knew her life was coming to an end. This might seem immature and cheesy, but my fiancé and I buried her in a band-aid box in our side woods. I wrote her a little note and put it inside the box. It was my first chick death in a...

Update: I switched to a heat lamp...and some more chaos began tonight! I'm going to post a new thread about it.

I know right! Hate losing chicks!

Thank you :( I really liked her feathered feet. (they were darker than others).

That is comforting to hear! Thank you for your help! Love this community:)

Moms ^ chicks . Shes always kept her brooder in a garage (versus me in our spare bedroom)

Will do !! and the cooler side is probably from 70-80 F . Increasing temperature as you get closer to the plate . I’ve never encountered pasty butt in the chicks my mom

Yes they have a cooler side . I’m actually using a brooder plate (or whatever it’s called ) I have a thermometer under it . Past couple days I’ll go in there and they are bunched up all over eachother and I’m like oh no they are too cold . Other times they will be eating drinking carrying on...

I was actually worried they were too cool . They have a side that is cooler . They are eating and drinking a good bit . It’s a brooder plate instead of a light . But from time to time I’ll go in there and they are all on top of eachother. I have a thermometer under plate to make sure that it...

sadly one of our Maran chicks passed away tonight :( We checked on them tonight after a day of being out and saw that one was acting emaciated. We gave her some sugar water and got her warm. Checked her bum and realized that she had pasty butt! (We had previously checked all of them ) We gently...