Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

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Count the chickens (Hint: not meant to be hard)

 

[LhickenChicken]

Count the chickens (Hint: not meant to be hard)
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6

 

[LhickenChicken]

That I can see...

 

[featherhead007]

I’m so worried about my rooster. He’s doing fine now but that day he leaves me, will be the worst day of my life. He’s quite old and he’s weaker than he used to be. I’m watching over him very carefully.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

My chicks are in a room that is set at about 73. They have a heat plate which is set at an angle so they can decide whether to snuggle up against it or not. It is warm, not hot to the touch and they really only get its heat if they touch it or close to.
They are now 9 days old and conventional wisdom suggests they need to be at 90 degrees or something like that. But they are not really interested in the heat plate. They are all in its general vicinity but as far from touching it as you can get.
I think they may be too hot.
Anyone experienced this? I can lower the temperature in the room which will be a good way to acclimatize them to going outside. I am just puzzled that they seem to find 73 degrees warm enough already.

The Buckeyes only went under the mama heating pad for their rest periods and sleeping. Very active otherwise. Hard to tell sometimes because the rest periods may have been warming up periods too. Whenever I was around they nearly always came out, maybe that's what you're seeing.

 

[featherhead007]

Count the chickens (Hint: not meant to be hard)
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5

 

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6

5

wrong and wrong!

 

[LhickenChicken]

5

No count the grey one that you can see through the porch bars...

 

[LhickenChicken]

wrong and wrong!

ok then what s the right answer??

 

[LhickenChicken]

ok then what s the right answer??

OH 7 BIRDIES