Things you wish you could say

[sourland]

Did not wake up at 4 AM and try to dig a deer tick out of my neck.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Did not wake up at 4 AM and try to dig a deer tick out of my neck.

Eewww!

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

yee

 

[NC_Quail]

I wish that I could say that my attempt to get more sleep, by going to bed earlier, resulted in me getting more sleep, rather than waking up earlier .

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

I wish that I could say that my attempt to get more sleep, by going to bed earlier, resulted in me getting more sleep, rather than waking up earlier .

i hate it when that happens!

 

[NC_Quail]

i hate it when that happens!

Yeah, and of course now I’m tired. Thanks a lot, brain!

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

Yeah, and of course now I’m tired. Thanks a lot, brain!

for real, im so tired too. went to bed way to late. lol

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I wish that I could say that my attempt to get more sleep, by going to bed earlier, resulted in me getting more sleep, rather than waking up earlier .

Apoarently you're getting all the sleep you need then.

 

[BGcoop]

I think baby chicks don’t need as much heat as everyone says they do.



I gave a broody 3 babies just under two weeks ago, daytime temps have been 30-40s mostly and night temps down to the teens occasionally. No heat in the coop. And these little ones spend more time out and about than tucked underneath her. Also I have noticed broody raised chicks tend to feather out much quicker. So I’m thinking that yes they do need a place to warm up, the whole “gotta keep the whole brooder at a high temp and only slowly lower the temp each week” thing might be a little excessive. (Ok I said it)

 

[NatJ]

I think baby chicks don’t need as much heat as everyone says they do.



I gave a broody 3 babies just under two weeks ago, daytime temps have been 30-40s mostly and night temps down to the teens occasionally. No heat in the coop. And these little ones spend more time out and about than tucked underneath her. Also I have noticed broody raised chicks tend to feather out much quicker. So I’m thinking that yes they do need a place to warm up, the whole “gotta keep the whole brooder at a high temp and only slowly lower the temp each week” thing might be a little excessive. (Ok I said it)

I agree.

When I don't have broodies, I like heat lamps for raising baby chicks. For me, that means the heat lamp is in one corner of the brooder, and the chicks can get well away from it to play in cool conditions. And I don't bother reducing the temperature, either. I just make sure they have lots of cool space, and let them "reduce" the temperature by where they choose to spend their time.

Not every chick wants the same temperature, either. I've seen times when a few chicks hung out near the heat and some other chicks stayed much further away at all times. None had any obvious health problems, and they grew feathers at similar rates, so I couldn't see why they acted that way-- but if I had tried to make the whole brooder be one temperature, it would have been wrong for some of them!

I think the only time it might make sense to keep the whole brooder at one temperature is if someone is raising thousands of chicks (commercial situations). It probably is easier to heat the entire brooder house then, instead of trying to have warm zones and cool zones. But that's not a typical backyard situation.