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    MOVE to the barn. Advice Please.

    I agree this is a valid concern which is why I wanted to get them out to the barn to the stall in mind as not only does it have a window with storm window on the outside that can be opened and closed, it has dutch barn doors so I can open the top for sunlight and air during the day and close in...
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    MOVE to the barn. Advice Please.

    one would think but being a very independent person and a divorce lawyer meh...:lau
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    MOVE to the barn. Advice Please.

    oohh this just brought another idea to my head. when I adopted the new barn kitten, they brought me two igloos since I had an existing older cat whom I've since had to put to sleep (I know it was coming so I brought the new one in first to quickly learn the ropes) I could put the heating bed...
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    What percent of chicks arrive at your house dead?

    Yeah it's been my own method for all three batches I've had and it has worked well as I figure proper digestion cannot occur without proper hydration and digestion takes energy and fluids so I've just always done it that way with success. just my preference to get them drinking first. plus the...
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    MOVE to the barn. Advice Please.

    thank you! yeah im a little torn since the heat lamp will not ever be used in this barn. it is old and hayloft is upstairs. so I guess I was concerned if the brooder, heated perch and heated bed for them to sit on would be enough. I guess I could try it on a chillier day to get an idea of what...
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    Heat bulb & flooring choice- which are best?

    I've used a tarp spread underneath as the mess can go beyond what is expected. I've also used a heat lamp but my recent batch is larger and when they started flying removed in in exchange for a brooder for safety as there are 30 of them threatening that dangerous lamp and I just felt uncomfortable.
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    MOVE to the barn. Advice Please.

    I currently have a mixture of baby ducklings and chicks who are now 3 weeks old. Chicks are more feathered than the ducks. I live in Oley, PA (between reading and Philadelphia areas). They are currently housed in my guest house bathroom. Heatlamp was removed one week ago in exchange for a...
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    What percent of chicks arrive at your house dead?

    My last batch hoover's added a warmer in with which considering im in pa and they are way out west I thought this was fantastic considering I had them shipped februay 10th (I know dumb but I just couldn't wait). All 16 chicks (I ordered 15 someone miscounted) survived and I lost one duck of 15...
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