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Thanks for your advice. What kind of heat pack do you use?

I’m thinking they were sick or really stressed from shipping. I got a handful more & used a red light this time & still lost 2 the first...

Babies usually need a heat lamp, heat plates work with contact and they may be too small to make it.

Maybe the pine shaving are not good? Use other bedding, old towels or paper towels. Some other ideas: Give water with electrolytes...

Thank you so much for your detailed reply. 🙂

Bantams are smaller than LF chicks. If you are using a heat plate put it as low as possible as it can be too cool otherwise...

Thank you, I will try that. The store had them under a red light and one of them was not acting quite right in the store which ended up...

Purchased several chicks from Rural King & the bantams are dying. Initially, had a mix of regular size chicks & bantams mixed together...

Thank you so very much for your help and advice. I did read the article, however, since this chick has already pecked a small amount of...

Please help! I'm new at incubating and hatching eggs. I wasn't intending to incubate. I had a hen sitting on 10 eggs and one hatched 2...