Quetsion about baby chicks

[GooseBee]

so I have three baby chicks hatch. Two from last night and one this morning. Picture below is this too much room or perfect room. Also I am using heat pad so can stay warm because I need go out and buy a brooder heating plate so I am using heating pad is it ok and safe use it? Is on low also it does turn off by itself. Also I having 26 more chicks hatching in this week and the next couples of weeks would that be enough from for them? (Picture below) Also one more thing my chick got wry neck if keep give vitamin e and selenium it will go back to normal right?

 

[ChickQueen77]

you want to have 26 more chicks in there? that seems a bit crowded

 

[AshVau22]

Heat pad is ok in an emergency but I do not recommend it for long use because baby chicks need heated from above not from under. The two huddle together look cold to me. For those three the space is ok. Are you planning to get the heat plate and brooder set up within the next day ? Did these three hatch early?

 

[nuthatched]

Make a cave out of the pad so they can go under it, also get some b complex for their neck.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Be careful with the cup of water. A chick can easily drown. Make the heat plate a priority, along with a chick waterer. In the meantime, you could put some marbles or something else in the water that will still allow them to drink, but prevent them from falling in.

 

[ella2025]

so I have three baby chicks hatch. Two from last night and one this morning. Picture below is this too much room or perfect room. Also I am using heat pad so can stay warm because I need go out and buy a brooder heating plate so I am using heating pad is it ok and safe use it? Is on low also it does turn off by itself. Also I having 26 more chicks hatching in this week and the next couples of weeks would that be enough from for them? (Picture below) Also one more thing my chick got wry neck if keep give vitamin e and selenium it will go back to normal right?

That's a good setup for 3. The heat pad is gonna work temporarily and the brooder plates are a great choice. As for 26 more chicks in that area, it would be super crowded and I wouldn't do it. It's quite small even for like 6 chicks. I recommend putting wood shavings instead of towels and rags because they poop A LOT and the poop is going to stick on there and they will step all over it and it'll be gross. Good luck with your hatch.

 

[Debbie292d]

Also one more thing my chick got wry neck if keep give vitamin e and selenium it will go back to normal right?

You are correct, E and selenium for wry neck. For selenium, just a little bit of scrambled eggs provides enough of it.

For the E, a whole one is perhaps too much for a little chick, but when I've opened one and mixed part of it with scrambled eggs, they wouldn't eat it. It stinks. Maybe just a drop of E in a little mash (crumbles mixed with water) you could try. If the others get it too, it's okay.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Overall the space is fine for 3 but absolutely not for 26. If all those eggs hatch you'll probably want to plan on having multiple brooders set up to avoid crowding and risk of crushing.

Hard to tell what I'm looking at with all the colors but a
heating pad set up should warm from above, not below.

Is on low also it does turn off by itself.

THAT is a problem. How soon will it take to get a heat plate? Or can you go buy a heating pad without auto shut off?

 

[GooseBee]

you want to have 26 more chicks in there? that seems a bit crowded

Mm no I was just wondering. I should have put words differently. I meant how many should I have in each box so it wouldn’t overcrowd. I a lot more black boxes that need to be used.

 

[GooseBee]

Heat pad is ok in an emergency but I do not recommend it for long use because baby chicks need heated from above not from under. The two huddle together look cold to me. For those three the space is ok. Are you planning to get the heat plate and brooder set up within the next day ? Did these three hatch early?

Well I only use it at night because it get really hot in house and they get hot. Mm well I still trying find one. Having hard time. I am not sure if hatch early because we’re not sure when mama hen start to lay on them so I didn’t now when there were going to hatch.