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Agreed- I think the founder of the BYC MHP thread raises babies in Wyoming in cold temperatures using the MHP method. The main rules are a heating pad that will stay on 24/7, some sort of frame to keep it in place when they jump on top (so it doesn't crush the ones underneath) - and a...

Also, Momma Hen is breaking down various food sources for her babies with her beak so they're chick sized.

Right now your babies still have a bunch of fuzz - some obviously have more feathering than others- our rule of thumb is when the head feathers out- by then the body has feathered- that's the ugly stage- fuzzy head, feather bodies. Thanks for posting and looking for help, and for doing the...

Thank you for bringing them inside. Good thinking on the bathtub. Until they grow their feathers, they have no ability to regulate their own temperature. If they're out with a hen, she gives them all the shelter they need even in cold temperatures, but when it's just them, they need a lot...

If you have a heating pad, anything to make a little cave will serve them well. Think kitchen items- do you have a turkey roaster rack? One of those temporary kitchen shelves that could be bent to the right position? The main requirements are that one side must slope to the ground - this...

If you can bring them inside to warm up, they can't just be left with the heating lamp blaring down on the box - that will turn into an overheat situation (also deadly) unless it's a VERY big box. Have you got a heating pad - one that does NOT have Auto-Shut-Off, i.e. it needs to be on (and...

If they're shivering you must get them warmed up RIGHT NOW. If you have a box, can you bring them in the house until you can rectify the situation? You're going to need to put something more solid on the floor. They need to be in a DRAFT FREE situation. That means no air blowing up from...