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  1. TwinWillowAcres

    Chicks died

    lazy gardener, no I don't have a thermometer. They have cardboard around the playpen so they can't see outside. When someone walks up to the playpen, they freak out a bit and huddle in the corner, but nobody gets smothered. They all stand alert. But once food or fresh water gets put in they calm...
  2. TwinWillowAcres

    Chicks died

    I finally measured the playpen. It is 28x41 inches. And thanks AmyLynn2374
  3. TwinWillowAcres

    Chicks died

    Quote: I don't think it's 2 x 3 actually. It's a baby playpen from the 1990s. So whatever the average size is. When I googled it, mattresses are 27 x 29 which is about 7.3 sq ft. At 3.5 weeks old, they are growing into it fast, but they still huddle under the heat lamps (there is space that...
  4. TwinWillowAcres

    Chicks died

    The chicks were 3-4 days old. I have cats, dogs, sheep, and adult chickens. The chicks are brooded in the garage away from the cats and they don't have access to the big chickens. My dogs go out to see them, but they only look through the brooder (a mesh playpen). They are on Pen Pals medicated...
  5. TwinWillowAcres

    Chicks died

    I had 3 out of 57 chicks die. One was found buried under shavings and two were found lethargic and passed shortly after finding them. I never saw the symptoms, just going on what my dad told me. Happened while I was at work. What could have been the cause? 2 were red sex link 1 was buff...
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