Quetsion about baby chicks

[GooseBee]

Are the hens/hen hatching these eggs unable to care for them? Can you put a thermometer with them? Baby chicks need a temperature of 95°. What kind of feed are you feeding? I'm not sure what kind of brooder you want. The cheap set up I use it pretty simple. Kiddy pool with heat lamp, and some wire. View attachment 4196329

There didn’t care about is baby and keep peck them. Also there under place that was not good for them. So I made decisions take them out but when all rest babies hatch I am going see if mama hens if wouldn’t hurt it babies and actually care for it. Mm yes I think I have thermometer somewhere. I am feeding them crumble flock raiser. Mm I probably do put in kiddy pool when the rest hatch and use heat plate also will have wire so I can cover it.

 

[GooseBee]

If it's quite hot then yes they won't need heat during day time.

It would probably be inconvenient for you but you could do a heating pad in one brooder and a plate in another, if that's what you can afford. Depending on the plate figure it can hold less chicks than what the package says (so if it says good for 20, it's probably more about 12-15 at most). But if let's say you split the 26 into 2 groups of 13, then a plate plus a heating pad (with you getting up as needed) can probably work.

mm ok I will do that.