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  1. L

    Ducklings left without heat lamp for 2 hours, should I be worried?

    I have three call ducklings, two are nearly two weeks old and one is around one and half weeks old. I turned off their heat lamp for a few minutes earlier today, then forgot about it and went on my computer for nearly two hours. I just went downstairs and remembered about it and turned it on...
    • Lhope
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    • ducklings ducks heat lamp no heat lamp
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. JShepherd

    Raising Chicks without heat in the summer

    I raised about 40 to 50 chicks last year in a large brooder in my garage, starting the first group in about March. When they were old enough I moved them to a separate outdoor small coop with a hoop run, then let them free range with all of my other adults (I had sold all but 10). My problem...
  3. K_Elise

    How to tell baby chicks are warm enough

    How do you know if the chicks are cold or not? I don't have a heat lamp on for them or a heat plate. I do have a wool hen, or something like it, for them. They are a week old to a week and a half. They don't seem to want to go in the wool hen. They are eating and drinking. They like to sleep...
  4. trufadog

    Wool Hen for day old chicks!

    Hello! We are very excited to say that the wool hen that we made seems to be working. I posted the video showing the quiet girls (hopefully all girls!) in their "wool hen". I only found a couple videos online and had to figure out most on my own with what we had in our stuff that was going to...
    • trufadog
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    • brooder chicks day old no electricity no heat lamp off grid wool hen wool sweater
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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