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  1. Freaky Farm

    Shamo chicks fighting in brooder

    Hi there, I am trying to find out as much information as I can to be prepared if needed. I understand that, even as chicks, shamos can be extremely aggressive even from day one, particularly the young cockerals. Others have said this may happen around 3 weeks, that they start to fight. How...
  2. G

    I did it! I have babychicks! (the crunch time is on) and what to do with new chicks on the way

    So yesterday I came across some Orphington chicks. I brought 4 home. They are doing all quite well, as eating, drinking and peeping up a storm while not napping under the brooder plate. I ordered, 3 Easter Eggers that will be coming May 20 - 21st. They Orphingtons, from comparing pictures...
  3. M

    Duckling premature hatch

    This duck was accidentally incubated with chicken eggs not sure how. So the egg was overdue for hatching but I could see that it internally popped the air sac so I poked a little hole in it. I had already assisted a chiclet with his shell and thought it would be fine to help this one aswell...
    • Michaelmanser
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. W

    Help! We need a different heat source

    Help! New member here! We are raising our first chicks, and there is a steep learning curve. We started out with a heat lamp, but now after reading about the fire danger and behaviorial issues I want to swap to a heating pad. I have one that can stay on constantly, and I have read about how to...
  5. W

    Switching from lamp to mama heating pad

    Hi everyone, New member here! We are raising our first chicks, and there is a steep learning curve. We started out with a heat lamp, but now after reading about the fire danger and behaviorial issues I want to swap to a heating pad. I have one that can stay on constantly, and I have read about...
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    Ground level look at the dog kennel brooder. I put a window screen in front of this gate. It is not pictured here so you can see into the crate.
    • Krazikatlady64
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    • Category: Brooders, Incubators, Feeders & Waterers
  7. LibbyRose98

    Moving Babies Outside- Week Two?

    Raising nine baby chicks in my bathtub right now. They turned two weeks three days ago. I want to move them into the barn. We have nine adults that live in a big coop inside the barn and go into the yard everyday. I would move the babies into the smaller coop within the barn (big ones couldn’t...
  8. M

    New chicken parents 😊 Brooder questions

    Good afternoon everyone! I’m Olivia 😊First off - thank you all so much for the posts / threads we are able to read on this site, it has been SO helpful, before and after we’ve received our new chicks. We found BYC by simple google searches and I love feedback from real people. My husband, Scott...
  9. Y

    Brooder Advice Needed

    Hello! I have 5 4 week old Easter Egger chicks. The brooder they are currently in gives them 1.25 sq feet per bird. They seem cramped in there. So question one is- is that enough space? I let them out of the brooder multiple times a day to run around the spare bedroom (outdoors is currently too...
  10. ravanellofarm

    How to wash chicks' feet?

    Hi! I'm excited to have 6, 3-4 week old chicks. They have a large brooder and we clean it daily. Even with that, they often have poop on their feet. I have used a damp paper towel unsuccessfully but would it be ok to use baby wipes? I only have non-organic baby wipes - do you think they are safe...
  11. luckyduck956

    Ducklings out of the Brooder

    I have 2 duckling both about 3 weeks old. They are still in a “brooder” inside my house. (It’s really just a pen I made with cardboard and boxes so they would have more room-picture below). Lately I’ve had them out of their brooder from the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to bed. I put them...
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