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[DobieLover]

Hello Clare and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

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[Chick-N-Fun]

Hi Claire! Welcome to our FUNomenal community! It sounds like life is good for you and your family. I am so happy you joined us! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[ClucksAndCombs]

Welcome to BYC!

Feel free to ask questions, there are so many wonderful and knowledgeable people who will answer them!

Enjoy your time on this amazing site!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Clare, and welcome to BYC. If the chicks are newly or relatively newly hatched, I would have provided a heat source. Hope that they did well.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Clare and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[JedJackson]

Welcome to BYC. It sounds like you have a really nice flock. I think you'll be a great contributor here.

 

[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens, Clare! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all of the information you need to know about poultry. There is always space for members on the BYC roost!

so I've got a question, a broody that's just hatched eggs has squashed some chicks and has started pecking them also. So I moved the chicks into a separate brooder its 40+ degrees C her with a minimum of 26c here tonight, do I need a brooder lamp on?

Do you mean 40 Celsius? If so, that might be too overheated for the chicks. I definitely wouldn't recommend a heat lamp. If you notice the chicks huddling together when it drops to 26 C I would put a heat lamp up high where it will make a little difference.

Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!

 

[ronott1]

It is always nice to get members from Down Under!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Sounds like you have some beautiful breeds! Yes you will need to get your chicks under heat. Here is a nice article on brooding chicks...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-chicks-the-first-6-weeks.74640/

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our roost!