So you’ve acquired or hatched a group of day-old chicks; now what? Introducing them to a chicken brooder that will keep them comfortable and safe should be first on the list. Watch this video to learn some chicken brooder basics.
Raising chicks from scratch — or nearly scratch — isn’t all that difficult. Folks have been doing it for thousands of years, and most pulled it off without all the technology we have today. Whether you purchase day-old birds from a hatchery or incubate fertile eggs instead, there’s little reason to believe that your efforts won’t result in one fine flock.
Supply Checklist for Baby Chicks
- Chicken brooder box — either homemade or store-bought
- Heat lamp
- Starter feed
- Chick-sized feeder
- Chick-sized waterer (with marbles or small stones)
- Chick-sized grit
- Newspaper pine shavings
- Plain Pedialyte, Manna Pro Life–Lytes or Sav-a-Chick
