Chick that hatched today has less fluff on back. Skin showing so other chicks peck.
Another chick that hatched today that is doing fine and fluffy for reference (and cuteness):
We are doing the chicks brooder out in the coop this year with a heating pad cave. Brooder is an old Guinea pig cage with pine shavings.
Here’s the contraption I made.
Heating pad tied to the underside of a bent piece of lobster trap to make the cave, and an old towel on top to finish it off...