Up with my NEW chicks!! First timer...

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4kids4birds

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They just got quiet.

Do they develop sleep patterns?

One black sexlink is bald on either side of back... looks natural, no redness... normal?
 
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How old are your chicks? After hatching they do sleep alot - even fall asleep in the middle of eating or standing, or drinking (which is why you have a shallow dish for them with clean marbles in it so they don't drown. How old are they? Male chicks usually feather out slower than females
 
I just got them today... lady said that they range from 2-5 days. I have only little firecracker that seems to be the youngest she is all over the place.

The brooder I made out of boxes. It is 18 inches wide but 5 ft long. I live in Cali so its nice and warm. One heat lamp but they stay more in the middle of the box. They are in doors until I feel more confident about letting them move to garage. The box is 3ft tall. Heard they fly at a week. Could they get out, I wonder...
 
To clarify... 3 sleep but 1 doesn't seem to. I have a black lab sleeping outside the box, maybe she can smell he though I don't think so, right? Hmmmm...
 
The chicks probably won't peep because of the dog... You should always have some kind of lid for your brooder for safety reasons. I would just make sure that the noisy chick isn't on distress. I have 17 chicks in a box in my living room and they twitter like songbirds every once in awhile, but none of them are incessantly cheepy... Quiet more often than not

I have also heard/read somewhere that chickens can't smell very well at all...never been a chicken so I don't know for sure
 
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She was cold... took me a little while but I fixed it! I am the only one awake now. Researching chicken coops. Really want a walk in one. Any advice there?
 
Not sure about a "sleep pattern" but I have 33 birds (25 Cornish cross, 5 EE, and 3 turkey's) all in the dining room ans only small peeps now & then. They are 7 days old as of today! Using a modified dog cage, it's big enough for a retriever if that gives an idea how big it is. Modified it by placing card board on the inside so the babies do go through the cracks :) I am amazed on how fast the feathers are developing on the wings! won't be long before I can moves them to the jr hut outside. I never thought I would be so addicted to chickens!
 

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