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    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.
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  3. 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...
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    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...
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    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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Henrybelle

    moving into the coop

    So I’m curious about adding my new pullets to the established flock. I’ve got 7 birds outside and 8 in the brooder we’ve got a long time but I want to be ready. If I’m supposed to keep new birds in the coop for a couple days how do I get my veterans in and out? I don’t have the space for a...
  9. amtindall

    Making sure my brooder box is okay

    Hi all! I want to start off by saying this is my first time raising chicks in over 10 years, and I’m pretty rusty. The chicks seem to be doing pretty good, sleeping a lot, fluffing bedding, and chirping. No water drinking yet, but they have investigated it and been shown. There’s six bantam...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  10. sarahup

    What is this on the skin of 8-week-old?

    Noticed this when moving them outside for the first time, they had only ever been in a brooder so I’m not sure what it could be? And how to treat? It’s just this one chicken. Thanks
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    I’m a duck mom! Now what?

    hi guys — my duckling finally hatched (Lone Ranger, others didn’t make it ... it was a rescue egg that had been cold for almost 2 days). I’m tired and it’s almost 1am here. Is it okay to leave him in incubator overnight? Should I adjust temp. Still around 99.5-100 and 65-70 humidity , I haven’t...
    • Boymom2
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    • Forum: Ducks
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