the first one I found just outside the brooder plate, very cold. It was weak and not breathing well. The next two I just found by or under the brooder. The other 4 seem OK, I hope.
Are the chicks more fragile/tender than other breeds. Had 7 hatch this week, but lost 3 within 1 day of hatching. Figured maybe the brooder plate wasn't warm enough for that particular breed and plugged in a heat lamp, though the other breeds seemed to be OK with the plate brooder, even the...