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[WillowWispFarm]

You can also sprinkle a little of the probiotic powder on the their food if you want. I wondered if the powder water to mix would break down too, good question!

I have about a hald gallon of water mix and I'm not sure what to do with it, its sitting in my room right now (made it about an hour ago), also I keep hearing about hard boiled eggs and yogurt, we dont have plane yogurt but could I do the egg thing?

 

[rancher hicks]

welp, I'm feeling really stupid right now!! The last couple hours I learned a big lesson...

probably most everyone knows this but I didn't.

Regular heating pads and chicks are not a good mix.

I was short a 250 heat lamp and used a 125 so thought I would put a heat pad in there brooder to make up the extra heat loss. Had new babies from my hatch Friday, it went pretty well except for the Orloff eggs. I had one baby Orloff. WHO do you think got stuck UNDER the heat pad? yep the Orloff. He was flat as a pancake under there this morning. Almost dead cold cold cold. I just about lost my breakfast.
I had got a new bulb and left the heat pad in there turned off ! my god! so he was stuck under a cold pad.

I got him out and put him in a small plastic tub and put that in the the egg incubator to warm him up barely breathing. He did respond in a few minutes! I dipped his beak in grogel water just mixed it really thin dipped beak quite a few times over a hour. He did poop good I was happy to see. Just now put him back in the warm brooder with all the chicks and hes all snuggled in pecking at the mash on the floor and alert.

Anyhow, one more thing on my list of what not to do. Good grief.

IMO those 250 watters are over kill. You can get a 175 watt red on line. I've used a 100 watt and a 60 watt. Both give good heat but being as they are normal light bulbs keep the chicks up all night.

I suggest you tape a thermometer to the side of your brooder, so you can monitor the temp in the brooder. Believe me a 250 watter can cook chicks very fast. 95 to start is just to/too/two high.

 

[rancher hicks]

I have about a hald gallon of water mix and I'm not sure what to do with it, its sitting in my room right now (made it about an hour ago), also I keep hearing about hard boiled eggs and yogurt, we dont have plane yogurt but could I do the egg thing?

With all due respect chicks do not need anything other than feed and water. I start them off with medicated for a few weeks and then switch them to non medicated. There are of course varying opinions of course.

Oh and Fox, welcome to BYC.

Don't forget we have a picnic coming up in May. Bring family or friends if you'd like.

 

[rancher hicks]

Ok thank you, this is there set up.
Is it okay to keep giving the probiotics all the time? and if so I mix a gallon at a time, where can i keep the extra to keep is safe?

Have a look at this thread. " What causes pasty butt?"

I notice the white light. I suggest you switch to a red if you can.

 

[WillowWispFarm]

With all due respect chicks do not need anything other than feed and water. I start them off with medicated for a few weeks and then switch them to non medicated. There are of course varying opinions of course.

Oh and Fox, welcome to BYC.

Don't forget we have a picnic coming up in May. Bring family or friends if you'd like.

Any opinions are welcome on what I should and shouldn't use, I just want my little girls to make it and I've never dealt with crusty buttoms haha, and thank you for the welcome! Is there a page on the get together? So I know where and when it is?

 

[Xovan]

here is the thread for the pick-nick.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/849751/2014-new-york-chickenstock/650#post_13139901

 

[JWEBB]

IMO those 250 watters are over kill. You can get a 175 watt red on line. I've used a 100 watt and a 60 watt. Both give good heat but being as they are normal light bulbs keep the chicks up all night.

I suggest you tape a thermometer to the side of your brooder, so you can monitor the temp in the brooder. Believe me a 250 watter can cook chicks very fast. 95 to start is just to/too/two high.

Thanks, I didn't know they had 175 red bulbs! And I agree, I think 90 - 95 is just too hot! yes have a thermometer on wall of brooder at floor level so I can see whats goin on temp wise. I'm going to save and buy the Brinsea Radiant Heat thingy... http://www.brinsea.com/prod-EcoGlow_Chick_Brooder-239.aspx. I like the idea of it. Talked to a lady who uses a reptile heat source overhead that is similar.

Heat lamps make me really nervous I already had one break at the base for unknown reasons.

Because there are 22 chicks in the brooder up here I have it at 85 with room to move around in and out of the heated area their choice.. nobody is piling up and they seem comfy. No drafts.

Def ready for warmer weather and spring. All the snow today is a bad joke.

 

[JWEBB]

With all due respect chicks do not need anything other than feed and water. I start them off with medicated for a few weeks and then switch them to non medicated. There are of course varying opinions of course.

Oh and Fox, welcome to BYC.

Don't forget we have a picnic coming up in May. Bring family or friends if you'd like.

I think the difference between hatched incubator chicks and chicks with a mom is the fact the chicks with a mom can get their probiotics from eating moms poops. Chicks are not born with flora in the gut and thats how they get it.

 

[rancher hicks]

Thanks, I didn't know they had 175 red bulbs! And I agree, I think 90 - 95 is just too hot! yes have a thermometer on wall of brooder at floor level so I can see whats goin on temp wise. I'm going to save and buy the Brinsea Radiant Heat thingy... http://www.brinsea.com/prod-EcoGlow_Chick_Brooder-239.aspx. I like the idea of it. Talked to a lady who uses a reptile heat source overhead that is similar.

Heat lamps make me really nervous I already had one break at the base for unknown reasons.

Because there are 22 chicks in the brooder up here I have it at 85 with room to move around in and out of the heated area their choice.. nobody is piling up and they seem comfy. No drafts.

Def ready for warmer weather and spring. All the snow today is a bad joke.

I think they break because the get so hot the glass and metal melt.

I would put your thermometers at chick head level and raise it as they grow. Mine are a good 1' to 2' high now.

As for spring it's here just not warm enough to do the cleaning. What a mess out there.

 

[marquisella]

Quote: No they will be blue. The so called "lavender" is really " self blue" not a lavender color. People just call it that cause it looks a little lavender. It will breed true just like all blues. Silver partridge is what I'm working on and it is difficult. I get females but no boys...The not only need to be that silvery color over black, but they also need the partridge pattern in the feathers. This isn't a good pic, but hens start out with dark heads & then the silver starts & spreads from the neck towards the tail.


Here is a pic of the same hen with a younger pullet that isn't very silvery yet. If one you have is a boy and you don't want it, and it looks kinda like this, give me a call!

Porcelain is very popular now. I'm breeding them and can hardly keep them up.

If you change your mind, I have boys....LOL.