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Heat Packs for brooding chicks or sick button quail

When winter comes, I try to stock up on some HotHands brand body warmer heat packs. Other brands will work fine too but this brand is reasonably economical and heats up quickly. They do not last very long though and you will need 2-3 per day depending on the use. Walmart often has a 3 pack size of the body warmers for about $2.

These heat packs come in especially handy for chicks or sick button quail.

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