Raising Baby Chicks - Notable Topic Index - Please Review

Nifty-Chicken · Jan 10, 2010

Some causes of EARLY CHICK MORTALITY

BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

List of Online Hatcheries

Good treats for baby chicks?

Integrating chicks into flock at 4 weeks old.

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Suechick · Jan 10, 2010

Nifty-Chicken, Thanks for putting this together!

raisnchicks · Mar 15, 2010

I am brand new at this. What is grit? Can it be something homemade? Also, doesn't the bright light bulb shining on them day and night hurt or damage their little eyes? (mine are 4 days old). Doesn't it mess up their sleep/wake cycle? They seem to be growing "like weeds," especially their little wing feathers coming out. Thanks, this is a wonderful website.

Penturner · Apr 6, 2010

I know I have seen it here, or somewhere, before but I am looking for the temp you need to have at the warm end of the Brooder. I am a little surprised that it has not been added to the stickie to the top of this forum. sort of like it is such a simple device it sort of got overlooked. Might help avoid people having problems with there chicks if such information was as readily available as feeding them treats.

nhnanna · Apr 6, 2010

The first week the temp is supposed to be 95 degrees in the brooder, then it goes down to 85 the next week and 80 the following week until the temp gets to room temperature and then you dont need a light anymore. Usually by that time thier feathers are in.

mcplumber · Apr 12, 2010

i bought some chicks fromTSC on sunday they all have feathers but still the size of a baseball when could i put them oiut in the barn with other animals
Mike C.

humm-n-cluck ranch · Apr 12, 2010

nice links that will be very helpful!

Penturner · Apr 13, 2010

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They need to be fully feathered before they are turned outdoors. Expect something like 6 to 8 weeks.
Thanks for that starting temp. Couldn't remember if it was 90 or 95.

twinmom+1VT · Apr 15, 2010

Is there a chick checklist? A list of all the things one needs/should have before chick arrive? That would be really helpful for first-timers like me.

jilli67013w · Apr 18, 2010

We are going to allow our hens to brood and raise the chicks. We have two roosters and 4 hens total, please advise if they would be accepted into the flock from very little or do they need to be separated? We have our old tractor we were going to use thinking this might be the case but need to know so we can move the brooding hen and the eggs. Thanks everyone.

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