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  1. B

    Incubator unplugged on day 19, =\

    So I’m an Ag teacher hatching eggs for class and we’re on day 19/20. there was a short in the plug over the weekend and when I arrived to check on things the incubator was off and eggs cold and had been that way for over 24 hours. Anyone know if there is somehow a chance these chicks might...
  2. B

    Pregnant pig or just in heat?

    Hi everyone we recently adopted a pot belly from someone getting rid of all their animals due to a bad divorce. We've had her about 23 days now and her lady parts have started turning red and swelling and I feel like she's gotten bigger since the day we got her. How can I tell if she's pregnant...
  3. FlockFinderWest

    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    We had some rough winters last year in the -20s and some of my chickens really struggled. I’m going to be adding some sweeter heaters in the coop. I see they have wall mounting and ceiling mounting options. Does anyone have the ceiling mounting ones? Do your chickens try to roost on top of them...
  4. M

    Forgot an unopened bag of chicken food in the trunk of my car for a week. Would the heat make the food go bad?

    I bought a bag of Cluck & Co layer feed for my chickens because it was on sale but they weren't quite at the right age yet so I was going to save it until they were, but I forgot the bag in the trunk of my car and it's been quite hot lately (70s/80s). The bag was not opened yet but now I'm...
  5. Emrosenagel

    Chicken poop advice

    Hello! I didn’t know where to post this, since it’s not really an emergency or a disease (to my knowledge). My chickens have very inconsistent poops. At night and sometimes during the day, normal poops; sometimes wet poops, but still solid-ish; sometimes just liquid. Sometimes it’s brown...
  6. RossAcres

    Waiting until dark..

    Does anyone else tend to wait until sunset to take care of bird duties? Or early in the morning? It's 107 f here today. I have the leftovers of covid and I feel completely exhausted after work. I feel like I'm being lazy by waiting for the sun to go down to do chores. I just know my body is...
  7. MrsDudley2002

    Pale comb. Heat Stress? Anemia?

    I have three Amberlinks approx 17-18 weeks old. They should be starting to lay soon, but so far nothing. It has been a very hot summer for us and we are doing all we can to help our flock stay cool. Fan w/ mister, almost fully shaded coop/run, ice cubes in a water bowl in addition to their...
  8. Loving my girls

    Too hot for wattles ?

    Hi, I appreciate any advice you can offer. The weather has taken a turn here and become hot, really hot. I have always chosen my hens to be as heat tolerant as possible. Hence I have a leghorn cross. Big wattles so stays cool. This works fine, she is fine and happy however her wattles ar not...
  9. crunchygranola

    Chicken ICU?

    Had a poor girl pass out from the heat though the rest of her flock handled it very well. I immediately brought her inside after submerged her body in cold water for a few minutes. Got her comfortable freezing water and frozen fruit, two mini fans set up, and cold compresses around her. She...
  10. L

    First Time Broody, All Died

    I had a 1 year old Buff Orpington go broody a few weeks ago. She started with 9 eggs and they all died despite her being very faithful - wondering what happened and how we can improve next time. I’m thinking possibly the heat (has been 100+ degrees here in Alabama and very humid) as well as...
  11. GodLovesU

    Molting in June?

    It is very hot where I am (90s-100F) and it’s the middle of June! Yet some of my chickens seem to be molting. Some seem to be missing some feathers and I see a lot of down feathers in the run. My pullets are not molting only my older birds. I did find lice on my chickens however I treated them...
  12. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Using A Tarp To Lower Ground Temperature

    Hello, all! Today I discovered something that I wanted to share with everyone. With the sudden increase of temperature, my family was trying to figure out how to keep the chickens from overheating. We have been taking frozen, sealed water bottles out to keep their water cold. We have been...
  13. The Coop Crew

    Someone help so I can sleep tonight 😣

    It’s been an unusually hot day today in Michigan. Like upper 90’s. Some of my chicks have been panting today (still very active, eating and drinking). I’ve given them water with ice several times today as well as supplying ice packs around the coop for them to lay by if they’re hot. Their coop...
  14. Chickenvader

    New chix..who dis?

    Hi all! I'm Katie from the Eastern Panhandle of WV. My fam & I just got some new chix. They're 5 weeks old. We have 5 right now. 2 Speckled Sussex & 3 Blue egg layers. We're getting 2 more in July (Buff Orphingtons). QUESTIONS: 1. TEMPS: At 5 weeks, they're huge. As I understand it, as long as...
  15. M

    Keeping in Texas garage?

    Hi all! When I first got chicks two years ago I kept them in my house and I told myself I was never doing that again (the dust!). I’m in north Texas and our temps range from high 70s at night to high 80s/low 90s during peak of the day. I took temps thought the day in the garage and this is what...
  16. Emrosenagel

    Pinkish/pale comb over past couple weeks

    Hello! I have a blue andulusian (11 months) who has been much paler in the past couple weeks. Now, the temperature and humidity here has spiked recently (central Florida) and this hen has always been sensitive to heat, for whatever reason; strange, since the breed is supposedly heat tolerant...
  17. Emrosenagel

    Pullet with an empty crop before bed

    Hello! This is a first time occurrence with this particular chicken, so I’m not overtly concerned, but I am curious. My pullets (13 weeks, bantams Serama/cochins) occasionally go bed with empty crops. It varies on who it is, but it just seems odd. They act normal and eat/drink. We’re having...
  18. J

    New to chicks and chickens

    Hi everyone, I’m new to chicks, chickens and chicken keeping. I bought 10 Red Production chicks last Friday from a place close to my home. By the following Thursday 4 died and I went back and got replacement chicks, that are now a week behind my current chicks. They are RIR and Americana chicks...
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    • americana building heat help red production rir storage too cold for chicks?
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  19. C

    When to add heat

    I have Wyandotte chickens that are 2 months old, they now live in their coop outside. Tonight is suppose to get into the 20’s, which is the coldest they will have encountered. Do they need a heat source, or will they be ok in the coop for the night?
  20. Sweeter Heater

    Sweeter Heater

    "The Sweeter Heater has no hot spots, develops a uniform heat pattern, and has a 3-year warranty. The surface temperature of the lens will range from a safe 160-180 degrees (F). It is designed to warm the animal, not the environment and is fully adjustable to maintain the ideal comfort level...
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