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[daxigait]

I asked last night about my heat lamp because I am waiting on Amazon to get my heating pad to me. I was off on ages. The youngest out in the coop hatched March 15, most were March 1, and the oldest were the third week of February.
I know it says to have heat until they are fully feathered, but there are forty eight chicks in the 8.5x10 insulated shed coop I built last fall. With the days going up to high sixties to today's 81(hottest yet). And forecasts for lows in the upper thirties and highs forcasted for high sixties or low seventies all week with the coop all shut up and the 30x60" window that faces West I am worried about the heat. I went to a regular 75w bulb.
Do they need the heat? When it was 5° I could keep water in the coop and it did not freeze.Here are the youngest from last week, and the coop.

 

[Akrnaf2]

So im sorta running out of chick starter feed and i ordered some more but it aint here yet. Can i feed them like scratch or anything? what can they eat?

Give them some oats meal, or wheat, some shreded chees, or boild egg,( abaout 20%) and a lot of finley choped vegis! DONT GIVE THEM LAYER FEED YOU WILL KILL THEM!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I asked last night about my heat lamp because I am waiting on Amazon to get my heating pad to me. I was off on ages. The youngest out in the coop hatched March 15, most were March 1, and the oldest were the third week of February.
I know it says to have heat until they are fully feathered, but there are forty eight chicks in the 8.5x10 insulated shed coop I built last fall. With the days going up to high sixties to today's 81(hottest yet). And forecasts for lows in the upper thirties and highs forcasted for high sixties or low seventies all week with the coop all shut up and the 30x60" window that faces West I am worried about the heat. I went to a regular 75w bulb.
Do they need the heat? When it was 5° I could keep water in the coop and it did not freeze.Here are the youngest from last week, and the coop.

81!!!!???
I went to change the power steering hose on my truck and it was packed with ice and snow.... Got almost down to zero last night.... That's why my lungs went nuts..... They are calling for more snow tonight and tomorrow..... But highs in the 60's later next week

 

[lozerface79]

Give them some oats meal, or wheat, some shreded chees, or boild egg,( abaout 20%) and a lot of finley choped vegis! DONT GIVE THEM LAYER FEED YOU WILL KILL THEM!

Alright, so i could, until my chick starter gets here feed them like a salad with egg, cheese and oatmeal?

 

[Akrnaf2]

I am gooing to bed, GOOD NIGHAT you all!

 

[Jessimom]

We dont have big predetor problem where I live, but the worst are the mongooses, if they enter your coop you are doomed! They will kill each and every bird!
I saw once a coop withe more than 20 chicken killd in one night!

That is MEAN looking! I wouldn't want to run into one of these at night. I don't think we have them around here. I'm in the middle of a city, so we are limited in what we have to deal with.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I suddenly remembered opening day for the Detroit Tigers.... Yay!!!

 

[Jessimom]

81!!!!???
I went to change the power steering hose on my truck and it was packed with ice and snow.... Got almost down to zero last night.... That's why my lungs went nuts..... They are calling for more snow tonight and tomorrow..... But highs in the 60's later next week

They say we'll hit 85 today, but drop to the high 60's the rest of the week. Our low all week is 48.

 

[Jessimom]

I am gooing to bed, GOOD NIGHAT you all!

Good night Benny!

 

[daxigait]

81!!!!???
I went to change the power steering hose on my truck and it was packed with ice and snow.... Got almost down to zero last night.... That's why my lungs went nuts..... They are calling for more snow tonight and tomorrow..... But highs in the 60's later next week

The temperatures here fluctuate a lot. I have seen days start at seventy and end in the single digits with an ice storm. It has not been this hot, and is supposed to drop back closer to normal near sixty with close to freezing nights. It has been warm and cold up and down.