We did it. Brian & I are chick parents, and they’re adorable little fuzz balls. Here’s a short video of them at 3 days old. (Listen close for their tiny peep noises – too cute!)
, but they will be living in our house in a cardboard box for a few more weeks, enjoying a heat lamp. It’s too cold outside for them right now.
Ingredients for New Chick Parents
Here are the essentials to create happy chicks in a box:
wood chips or straw
water container
food container
chick starter feed
heat lamp
chicks
a box
Here’s our setup in action. It’s pretty simple but effective.
Sleeping or Dead?
Each morning, before I even pee or make a pot of coffee, I check the box to make sure I still have the right number of babies and they’re all still alive. (I can only assume all mothers do this.)
I’ve discovered the chicks like to play a game I call, “sleeping or dead?” So far, it’s been sleeping every time, but I’ll let you be the judge. Who says chickens don’t have a sense of humor?
And here’s another. Dead or sleeping?
Maximum Chick Comfort
As good chick parents, Brian & I have been trying to learn their personalities and figure out how to give them a better box environment. The wood chips we bought are pretty big; we were concerned the chips were uncomfortable on their tiny feet, so we decided to conduct an experiment.
I laid an old t-shirt down in part of the box to see if the chicks preferred to walk/sleep on the shirt rather than the wood chips. Turns out, chicks really don’t give a cluck.
Everyone Loves Baby Chicks
Here are a few more “awwwwww” worthy pictures of fuzzy 3-day-old chicks. Please enjoy for now, and there will definitely be more to come!
Baby Chicks
Hatchery in
Golden, Oklahoma
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Golden Oklahoma,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Golden
Oklahoma also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Golden Oklahoma, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Golden OK.
Feeding Baby Quail Chicks in
Golden, Oklahoma
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Golden Oklahoma
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Golden Oklahoma * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Golden
Oklahoma * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens Sale in
Golden, Oklahoma
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Golden Oklahoma is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Golden,
Oklahoma Baby chicks are quite
adorable and
tough to resist,
yet it's finest to prepare for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by compiling not only the
right materials, but
likewise the proper
knowledge to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
simple, you just have to offer them with the following: A
clean as well as warm
environment Plenty of food and also water Interest and
love Environment Your habitat can be a straightforward box, aquarium,
cat provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without any loose
strings!) to begin, and also after a
couple of weeks use straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid making use of only
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
misshapen. You likewise need
something to dish out food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
recipe from the feed shop, or a pickle container
lid for food as well as a pet bird water dispenser from an animal shop. Additionally, as the chicks grow older you can introduce a perch
right into the habitat to get them
educated on setting down. Heat To
keep your chicks heat you should
provide them with a heat resource.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design lamp from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb additionally function extremely well (my
referral). Chicks need this
heat 24/7 until their downy fluff is
replaced with plumes (which can take up to two months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature level
between 90 and also 100 degrees,
as well as every week this could
be minimized by
approximately 5 degrees approximately. The warmth resource should be on simply one side of the cage
to allow chicks a variety of
temperature levels. The chicks are your best
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your heat
lamp, you should
minimize the temperature. If
they are surrounding each other under the
heat (not just snuggling),
you need to put some heat.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is vital and also it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linen
frequently and also
consistently supply tidy
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks expand quite quickly
which calls for lots of tidy
food and water. Provide
sufficient in any way times as well
as check
usually to
stop thirsty and also
hungry chicks. Chick food is various than adult chicken food, as well as it comes
in both medicated as well as non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
very first two months, after that
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for an additional 2 months,
and afterwards to a slightly
lower healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Dirt Some chicks want
to get a running start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others won't occupy that task until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
enclosure, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to bathe in.
Focus and love There are a
few benefits to spending quality time with your chicks. First off, they will certainly most
likely bond with you and also
not flee as adults. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and
see their behavior, you can
capture disease or various
other problems earlier. Keep an
eye out for hissing, hopping, or
various other harmful
indications. Make sure to
also consider
their poop, as diarrhea can bring about matted plumes as well
as obstructed cloaca.
Lastly, it is essential to look out
for social problems, such as the
littlest chick getting teased. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently fully feathery
as well as its time for them to leave the
safety of your residence
and also move outside right into a
coop. Look into our
section on chicken cages to get more information
concerning coops and
proper cage habitats.
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