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Brooder Heat Plates
Life's Gift stock 2 sizes of brooder heat plates perfect for raising day old chicks! Our heat plates provide a safe heating system to help your chicks grow and thrive. They simulate being warmed by their mummy hen! Heat is required for all chicks to survive until they are close to fully feathered around 6 weeks of age. The heat plates have an inbuilt thermostat allowing heat to be reduced from 6 weeks to acclimatise the babies to local conditions. Medium - 30cm X 40cm Suitabl
Steve Wyte
Aug 301 min read


Candling Seasons First Hatch
Last night we candled our first incubator FOR LOCKDOWN and only one egg we found is now likely not viable. We believe this egg started growing and stopped for an unknown reason. There is no blood ring easily identifying the embryo has 100% stopped growing, so for this reason, we will allow the little egg more time and eventually water candle the egg for confirmation. 3 of our eggs were marked as unknown at day 10, and these are now known to have not started. Under these circu
Steve Wyte
Aug 301 min read


Rat (Small Rodent) Starter Cages
RAT (Small Rodent) Starter Cages $30 each. Easy to assemble. Perfect for housing a few Rats to bring home and be loved by the family. 5 colours options to choose from. Water bottles will be available in the future also. Goat not included with cages! Hmm, maybe he should be.... Fancy Rats $15 and white only $10.
Steve Wyte
Aug 301 min read


Fancy Rats
Fancy rats available $15 each. Caramel/white and Brown/white. Weaned babies to handle and grow with your family. 2 for $25. Adults available also. Females and males. White rats available $10 each, weaned through to adults. Both sexes. Starter cages available $30 in a variety of colours, pink, green, clear, black. Bottles currently unavailable directly from us. 2 Caramel/white weaned available now. More available in a few weeks. Send us a message and let us know what colours y
Steve Wyte
Aug 301 min read
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