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Interesting. I have switched from med chick starter to med game bird starter! We'll see if they thrive now.

I have put in a red light instead of the white ones. Two days after I had it up, I found 2 more dead birds. My guess is they're just being mean, despite the red light. I can do the other ideas. Another thought dh had was to divide the brooder down the middle with wire mesh or cardboard, put...

Another died today. Stretched out beneath one of the lights. Ugh! Water area=dry. I clean the waterer frequently. Temp with 1 bulb is 88-90. I was thinking that 2 bulbs were smart in case 1 went out at night, at least at the beginning when they really need the heat. I'm in NC, so it's...

I'll get game bird starter today. I'm not sure the chick starter protein content.

No. Directly beneath one or other of the lights.

This is outside of brooder. I remove fabric during day.

Top down view of brooder floor. Warm areas & cold areas.

Yes, stretched out on its side. I think one of them had bloodied toes from pecking. When I check on them, sometimes they're bunched up but sometimes they're sitting individually. I'll try to take photos. Gotta figure this out!

They're 1.5 weeks old. In a very large box for a brooder. In the garage. I have 2 lights in there, so the temp is about 86 under one light and 95 under the other. THey have clean water and chick starter. I had 47, but every other day I find one more dead one in there. I put some hay in there...