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Understand Brooder Necessity

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Kindnapping baby chicks to save them from the cold

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Josh, the presenter, begins by explaining the primary reason for setting up an indoor brooder: recent chick hatches coinciding with very cold weather (31°F, dropping to 23°F). He highlights that this extreme cold, combined with the presence of predators like coyotes and foxes, poses a significant threat to the survival of the baby chicks and their mother. The brooder setup is presented as a necessary measure to ensure their safety and warmth.

Goal: The presenter introduces the project, emphasizing the critical need to protect newly hatched chicks from dangerously cold outdoor temperatures and predators.

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really chilly out the purpose of this video this morning is my baby chicks um just hatched I've got a hen down here sitting on eggs and she's been sitting on eggs for about 21 days I checked underneath her and she's got babies well tonight it's supposed to get down to 23° those little babies and that Mama it's just too much stress on them so we're going to put them in a uh uh chick tub that I have from Tractor Supply and we're going to make sure that they stay warm I've got a heat lamp water food and we're going to take good care of these babies because we don't want to lose any um I'm down to one chicken and baby chicks right now because of the uh coyotes and foxies here on the farm so I've got to protect them remember when you build a chicken coop you're not building a chicken coop for the chickens to stay in you're building a chicken coop for the critters to stay out so

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