chick loss

Coop Dreams & Chicken Woes: A Beginner's Tale

Losing nine chicks overnight after a week of careful brooding is the kind of heartbreak that makes you want to chuck the thermometer across the garage. You did everything right: ran the heater for 24 hours, followed that build video to the letter, even upgraded to the fancy incubator after the first batch didn't make it. And still, five little survivors are all you have left to show for it. That's brutal. Here's the thing about those Hatching Time brooders: they're drafty by design, and if your garage has an AC leak turning things clammy, that top layer might be holding moisture like a sponge.