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I thought I would post an update here: my chicks are doing SO MUCH BETTER! I think a large part of the problem is that the heat lamp was too hot. They had ample room to move to cooler areas of the brooder, but apparently they aren’t the brightest and decided to sunbathe a bit too much. Once...

It has 20% protein, apparently, but now I don’t trust anything about this barn so I’m switching their feed today.

I had a heat lamp first, but have switched them to a heat plate which seems to have benefited them significantly. You’re seeing a photo of the current set up with the heat plate - no lamp is currently being used.

So thorough and so useful! Thank you for such a great reply!

Oh gosh, I didn't realize it was so bad. I had only heard good things, but admit that I didn't read Google reviews. Well, schucks. I guess it is good to know that I'm probably not starting with the healthiest chicks and that raising baby chicks in a more normal situation perhaps wouldn't be so...

Poop looks pretty good today. There have been a few soft serve brown poops here and there but nothing that looks like blood. An example of this poop is in a picture below. I was using a handheld infrared thermometer to check temps. The far end away from the lamp was in the low to mid 70s F...

I got them at one day old, so I don’t think it had to do with them already having coccidiosis? But honestly I feel absolutely lost and confused on most of this stuff now because I’ve been told and read too many different things. I am trying so hard! And I think doing okay given that they’re all...

Oops! I did but I didn’t reply directly to you. Here it is again. My apologies.

I hold them right side up in one hand and gently run warm water over their bums and use a finger tip to gently help the poop off. I then use a blow drier on low force and medium heat (warm not hot) to dry their rumps. I’ve read that holding chicks on their backs is cruel because it’s an...

Here is the feed tag. They also told me to mix it with grit in a ten to one ratio of feed to grit, but I have stopped doing that and feel like the chicks benefited from that change as well. Please note that I am not saying the barn I got the chicks and their feed from is problematic - I’m just...

Sorry, that was confusing. Yes the feed is from the barn I bought the chicks from. It’s a family owned barn/farm store that provides feed for a lot of the higher end tilth/granges in our area. It has a proper tag and is 20% protein. I don’t think there is anything wrong with the feed, it’s just...

Hi everyone, I have 5 chicks that will be two weeks old tomorrow, and I'm really struggling. I'll first say that I am an AVID researcher and I get really hard on myself for not knowing what I don't know, but I am trying to be gentle with myself as this is my first time raising chicks and while...