[doganjo]

I did the same with both a duckling and a chick.

[PJB]

To update you i purchased three more chicks about 5days old and put them in my brooder with the one
chick i managed to hatch successfully from the incubator. Thankfully everything going ok with brooder and lamp
and they all seem to get on together.  However, the chick i hatched is very noisy compared to the others
It seems to cheep and chirp all the time . its almost as if it thinks the other slightly bigger chicks are his mother.
Does this sound crazy, yes ok.
On another matter does using the lamp mean approx £9.00 week on my electric bill?!!!

Anyway im surrounded by chicks and chickens now , 4 inside and another 6 outside with Bantam Hen (born easter ) and then my usual flock. All good fun

PJB

[shetlandpaul]

depends on the wattage we use a 250watt bulb with a power saving switch so it runs at 125watts. 125x24 =3kwh so 7 days = 21kwhx9.3 = £1.95 per week so 4-5 weeks cost about £10. my maths maybe wrong but i think not