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Thank you for your response. While waiting for a reply, I gave some scrambled egg and she gobbled it up. I am wondering if the chick feed was too hard to eat in her weakened condition. The chicks were in transit for 2 days. She is just so much tinier than the others, I don't know if Maran chicks...

I had 3 chicks shipped to me about 5 hours ago from MPC. 2 are doing great, (Wyandottes) 1 is weak and drinks but doesn't eat. (Splash Maran) Much tinier than the others. She does not move around like the others, but is not shivering. The temperature in the brooder is 95. Should I try to feed...

Will the 100 watt heat lamp plus the 25 watt heat plate be sufficient to provide enough heat for their 3 ft. Area, there will be 3 of them in a 2/3 ft area .

Hi everyone This is my second year raising baby chicks, last year I raised 6, adding 3 more that are coming in a few hours. So, I turned on my heat lamp, and it just died. I have a 100 watt reptile bulb plus a 25 watt heat plate I can use. The chicks will be housed inside, temps kept between...

I am new to BYC, please tell me if I am doing something wrong, or I am in the wrong place. I currently have 3 hens, I am adding 4 more, I bought another coop to keep the pullets in so the other girls can see them and get used to them before they are introduced. I bought an Ecoflex Fontana coop...