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Baysidegal
In the Brooder
- Mar 20, 2020
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My baby girls are YELLING!! They have food, they have water..... what am I missing? I feel like they are screaming about something! Or is this just the age? (Not quite 4wks old)
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Their heat lamp is off per your suggestion. It’s about 70-75 degrees in the house. But they have been screaming MOST of the day. Is it the age? (4 wks) or am I missing something? They have food and water.......Chain link can be iffy with chicks - small enough ones can squeeze out. If you don't have time to augment it with hardware cloth, something like cardboard ziptied in place could do in a pinch, or you'll just need to supervise.
Also since you mentioned shade cloth, is there shade available for them to use in the run area? Even if it's just an hour they still need to be able to get relief from heat if they need it, especially since many areas of the US (if that's where you are) have been extremely hot this year.
Their heat lamp is off per your suggestion. It’s about 70-75 degrees in the house. But they have been screaming MOST of the day. Is it the age? (4 wks) or am I missing something? They have food and water.......
They were fine last night w the lamp off but this morning one of them started complaining loudly! They are all quite loud right now. Are they coming into their voice? They just seem upset about something and I don’t read chicken lips very well yet.Other than turning off the heat lamp did you make any other changes? I would expect them to be upset at losing the heat lamp because they've become accustomed to having the light on at night, but that doesn't account for the daytime if you'd already been leaving it off during the day.
They were fine last night w the lamp off but this morning one of them started complaining loudly! They are all quite loud right now. Are they coming into their voice? They just seem upset about something and I don’t read chicken lips very well yet.
As far as I can tell, the eating, drinking and pooping are on target. I guess I’ll just turn the TV up higher and hope they settle down eventually.LOL!!! Thanks for your timely responses.If that's the only thing that's changed, I have to imagine that's what they're complaining about, but to be honest, I just let mine scream if they're unhappy with changes that I make...
Are they otherwise acting normal? Eating, drinking, pooping, etc?
One thing I didn’t get to do today was to handle them and put them in their larger play pen. Maybe they have pent up energy? They kept looking up at me so expectantly - am I just feeling guilty?As far as I can tell, the eating, drinking and pooping are on target. I guess I’ll just turn the TV up higher and hope they settle down eventually.LOL!!! Thanks for your timely responses.
Thank you Chicalina. You are absolutely right! I turned their light back on and they immediately settled downed! It’s 75 degrees in the house so I thought they were fine. Live and learn!incessant peeping is a sign they are cold. Are they huddling together? Are they in a draught?