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[Carters Chick House]

Guess I'll be using a heat lamp.

It Is From Cackle Hatchery

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[MysteryChicken]

I use brooder plates, no issues. Chicks are easier to wean off of them since they practically do it themselves between 6-7 weeks.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I’ve never had any problems with brooder plates. I prefer them and use them exclusively now. It does require that you stuff the chicks under a few times before they get the hang of it.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’ve never had any problems with brooder plates. I prefer them and use them exclusively now. It does require that you stuff the chicks under a few times before they get the hang of it.

I only had to do it once per round of chicks with mine. I just need to remind the peeps they need to come out, to run around, eat, & drink a couple times at most.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I actually learned this the hard way last year. Granted shipping just sucked last march when i was having most of my issues, but i was having chicks run under to get warm, only to die under the plates.

Once they were stable and about a week amd a half, then i started training them to go under the plates and they did better

 

[Carters Chick House]

I use brooder plates, no issues. Chicks are easier to wean off of them since they practically do it themselves between 6-7 weeks.

So confusing. Everyone does things differently. It's going to be my first time raising chicks and I don't want to mess up. They are being shipped by cackle so better do what they say just in case something goes wrong.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So confusing. Everyone does things differently. It's going to be my first time raising chicks and I don't want to mess up. They are being shipped by cackle so better do what they say just in case something goes wrong.

I ordered from Cackle recently, chicks are arriving in June. First Cackle order.

Heat lamps are a pain sometimes to get at the right height so, the chicks aren't too hot, I also I don't have any way of raising the heat lamp every couple weeks to wean the chicks off it.

 

[Carters Chick House]

I ordered from Cackle recently, chicks are arriving in June. First Cackle order.

Heat lamps are a pain sometimes to get at the right height so, the chicks aren't too hot, I also I don't have any way of raising the heat lamp every couple weeks to wean the chicks off it.

Mine will be here in May. I've read everything possible in hopes to care for them the best i can. Good luck to you too.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Mine will be here in May. I've read everything possible in hopes to care for them the best i can. Good luck to you too.

Thanks. I understand the feeling.

What breeds are you getting?

I'm getting 5 Red JungleFowl, 3 Saipan JungleFowl, & 5 Brassy Back OEGBs.

 

[springvalley123]

So confusing. Everyone does things differently. It's going to be my first time raising chicks and I don't want to mess up. They are being shipped by cackle so better do what they say just in case something goes wrong.

I would. I had a hunch my mail order chicks needed to be warmer but that was mainly because of the extra day in transit. I didn't put them to 104, just about 99 with warm sugar water also, but this video makes all the sense in the world from someone who's gotten chicks days old from the feed store and direct from the mail.