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    Should there be some kind of oversight required?

    True! It wouldn't work very well.
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    Should there be some kind of oversight required?

    The spontaneous purchases are likely the problem. People aren’t planning ahead, they just get excited and buy at the moment. Too bad there isn’t a holding period. Like buy the chicks and take home the next day. That wouldn’t be as successful for the feed stores.
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    Should there be some kind of oversight required?

    I definitely don’t want more oversight. I don’t want anyone checking up on my chickens 😄. This is devastating though. I don’t know what could be done. Maybe more info sent home with each purchase. A hatchery I ordered from sent me a link full of chicken care essentials and what to have on hand...
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    Hopefully females - wyandottes, ameracana

    Ahh I’m afraid a few of mine look like they’re turning into cockerels. I bought them all listed as female, of course. 😄
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    Hopefully females - wyandottes, ameracana

    Hello, my chicks are now 4 weeks old. Is it too early to confirm that these two Wyandottes are pullets? (1st and 2nd pictures) The 3rd and 4th pictures are of what should be an Americana pullet, but the coloring is looking like my Wyandottes. Is this really an Americana?
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    Americana, Wyandotte, Olive Egger?

    Thank you!
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    Americana, Wyandotte, Olive Egger?

    I apologize in advance for the quality, my phone camera sucks and these chicks don't stay still. 😆 They are all 1 week old pullets (hopefully). I've been trying to figure out who is who. I know who my Golden Comets are, but I'm having trouble identifying the difference between Silver Laced...
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    Dying chick

    Thank you! I think they were overcrowded under it. I swapped for a bigger plate and they've been much better. My mistake there! I am too anxious with the heat lamps. We used a heat lamp last time, but I didn't sleep. I have little kids and I'm so paranoid about the house catching fire. I do...
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    Dying chick

    Thank you for the tips! Unfortunately, she passed already. Another died shortly after. I rearranged the brooder and checked all the other chicks, so hopefully the others will be good.
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    2 dead chicks, others appear healthy

    Here are more pictures of what it looks like with the bigger brooder plate. Is this the right height? I have the back all the way down and the front raised. I also added another bowl of water with marbles and they came out to drink.
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    2 dead chicks, others appear healthy

    Here's how I have it set up now. I just replaced the bedding and have the bigger brooder plate. This brooder plate may be too big!
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    2 dead chicks, others appear healthy

    I had 14 total and the others are moving in and out without an issue. They're eating and drinking. Here's what it looked like the first day. They're in a XL dog crate. It could definitely be from overcrowding under that brooder plate. They were quiet and seemed happy last night. The healthy ones...
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    2 dead chicks, others appear healthy

    I brought 14 chicks home from a local hatchery on Wednesday evening. They seemed to be doing well until this morning (Saturday). I lifted the 12x12 brooder plate and saw one looking lethargic. I tried to get her to drink sugar water, but she passed shortly after. I went out and got a bigger...
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    Dying chick

    Help! I just lifted the brooder plate and saw this little one looking lethargic and not moving well. I put her beek in water and it seemed like she drank a little. She’s not wanting to walk and chirping weakly. I put her back under the brooder plate. I got them Wednesday, so about 4 days old...
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    How does my brooder look?

    I picked them up a few hours ago. They figured out the brooder plate, drinking, and eating. They seem to be staying warm enough. Here are a few pictures from the first hour in the brooder. It’s hard to get a view under the plate, but it looks like their backs are touching.
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    How does my brooder look?

    Thank you! They'll all be pullets and not bantam. Americana, Olive Egger, Golden Comet, Wyandotte. 🙂
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    How does my brooder look?

    I will try that, thank you!
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    How does my brooder look?

    Thank you! I think I overthought the paper towels. I just need them under the food for a few days, right? I have pine shavings underneath, so I can take them out. 😃
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    How does my brooder look?

    It's a 12x12 brooder plate, it says up to 20 chicks will fit. Is that small for them?
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    How does my brooder look?

    I'm picking up 14 chicks tomorrow. I've never used a brooder plate before, so I'm nervous and excited to try it. I turned an XL dog crate into a brooder. It's in my unheated garage, which stays between 45 and 60 degrees, depending on outside temp. I have a layer of cardboard on the bottom...
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