All I do is place my water font on bricks..No marbles used. Feed in a Dog bowl..Although I have the pleasure of the Broody Momma to care for the Chicks..Chicks are actually tough little things..
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I would save the expense of an incubator and get yourself a couple of broody hens to hatch chicks.... something like a bantam pekin (cochin) or silkie. Granted there is no guarantee they will go broody but with those breeds there are good odds of it and lots of pleasure from keeping them and even more from watching them hatch and rear chicks. The down side is that it is a lottery as to when they will go broody, but that is part of the fun. Nothing better than watching an enthusiastic broody teaching her chicks to dust bath.... it's hilarious!
Of course, if you are going to hatch, regardless of method, you need to have a plan for the surplus cockerels that will result.
I put incubator that’s the same thing as a brooder right?
I’ve never lost chicks in the brooder. I leave water and food 24/7. I use shavings or straw for bedding in plastic totes. Never had a problem.
Wonder if the towel wicked the water and the chicks got chilled?