MamaChick20
In the Brooder
Hey Yall!! I’m new to group and a new chicken tender!! I have 4 babies (2f and 2m) and they are all about a couple of days old to a week. I got them yesterday so I mean like brand spanking new at this 
A couple of minutes ago we had a power outage and I just wanted to come on here and share some tips especially for someone who has anxiety when it comes to your babies and has no clue where to even start to warm your babies. Also I am more than open to have some other ideas to keep baby chicks warm during a power outage or even in general!
I am not a professional, I just wanted to share my ideas and some research with people who also are new and have anxiety over their babies during a power outage
Usually power outages last to 20 minutes (where I live) but I was so anxious and worried about them getting too cold right away or anything happening to them if their heat lamp is off. I’ve heard that it’s perfect for week old babies to not have a breeze coming into their brooder so they can get all the heat they can get! ( Also! week old chicks don’t have their feathers so it is a must to keep them extra warm until they are ready to put in the coop and can regulate body heat themselves) For their heat I have a heat lamp. It should at least be 95 degrees for the first week, but since it’s a power outage I put two large ziplocks bags full of warm to semi hot tap water with a towel over the bags so my babies don’t break them. It is super important to keep your chicks warm especially when they are a week old cause they can all different problems in just a day. Oh! i thought you couldn’t do this but it’s perfectly fine if you put two blanket ontop of the brooder until the power is back on! That a way the chicks can still get some heat that was left from the lamp! I would definitely wait five minutes before taking the blankets off after the power comes back on so your babies can get their heat fast!
I’m not gonna lie, it was a VERY stressful first day of taking care of my babies especially if I only have so much knowledge of them and my luck we had a thunderstorm the second day I have them
thanks Mother Nature you really testing me on if I can REALLY take care of my babies
( fyi they are all happy and not chirping so much so I’m guessing it’s a good sign that I’m doing something right)
A couple of minutes ago we had a power outage and I just wanted to come on here and share some tips especially for someone who has anxiety when it comes to your babies and has no clue where to even start to warm your babies. Also I am more than open to have some other ideas to keep baby chicks warm during a power outage or even in general! I am not a professional, I just wanted to share my ideas and some research with people who also are new and have anxiety over their babies during a power outage Usually power outages last to 20 minutes (where I live) but I was so anxious and worried about them getting too cold right away or anything happening to them if their heat lamp is off. I’ve heard that it’s perfect for week old babies to not have a breeze coming into their brooder so they can get all the heat they can get! ( Also! week old chicks don’t have their feathers so it is a must to keep them extra warm until they are ready to put in the coop and can regulate body heat themselves) For their heat I have a heat lamp. It should at least be 95 degrees for the first week, but since it’s a power outage I put two large ziplocks bags full of warm to semi hot tap water with a towel over the bags so my babies don’t break them. It is super important to keep your chicks warm especially when they are a week old cause they can all different problems in just a day. Oh! i thought you couldn’t do this but it’s perfectly fine if you put two blanket ontop of the brooder until the power is back on! That a way the chicks can still get some heat that was left from the lamp! I would definitely wait five minutes before taking the blankets off after the power comes back on so your babies can get their heat fast!
I’m not gonna lie, it was a VERY stressful first day of taking care of my babies especially if I only have so much knowledge of them and my luck we had a thunderstorm the second day I have them
thanks Mother Nature you really testing me on if I can REALLY take care of my babies ( fyi they are all happy and not chirping so much so I’m guessing it’s a good sign that I’m doing something right
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) no more than five minutes though or you may have some problems like catching the blanket on fire 
that would’ve been so much help! your babies are beautiful btw 
