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Quote: When I got my 'care sheet' (when I bought my 2 day old chicks) it said start at 90...and then randomly I hear 95, but mostly I hear 90 for the first week...and then 5 degrees less each week...I couldn't get my brooder to 90 all the first week, but I didn't worry too much because the...

Quote: Why thank you Hubby was away, so I had to do what I could with what tools I could find...so there I was hammering a nail thru the container to make the hole and then zip ties were what I had to work with! LOL

Quote: They look like barred rocks to me....but I'm not a chicken breeder. Also, someone told me the smaller the white spot on the head the more likely it's a girl and if there is grey on the legs more likely a girl...(myth or fact, again, not sure?)

Quote: They look like barred rocks to me....but I'm not a chicken breeder.

I'm new to this, so this is my first attempt at a brooder...and hubby was out of town so I had to 'figure it out' on my own while raiding his tool box & work shop! LOL But the chicks seem content with their new diggs! and a little clip of them chirping about...