The baby chickens are here! Last Thursday we received a new batch of baby chickens. The order from My Pet Chicken, , was delivered to my door step via overnight mail. Inside the box were 5 chirping little baby chickens consisted of 2 Easter eggers, 1 Welsummer, 1 Dominique, and 1 Australorp. The babies will be living in a brooder (large plastic container with a heat lamp, chick feed, and water) insider our house for the next 4 weeks or until they have their adult feathers. We will be recording their development so keep checking out the Chicken Chronicles.
Two years ago we decided to get our own flock of backyard chickens for fresh eggs. We had been buying fresh eggs at our local seasonal farmers market, but from October to May when the farmers market was closed, we couldn’t get fresh eggs. I did some research about our local city ordinances pertaining to chickens and found out we could have chickens, but no roosters. So I started looking around for how to raise chickens, and where to get chickens and found Backyard Chickens, , and My Pet Chicken, . Backyard Chickens is a fantastic forum on everything you will ever need to know about caring for your chickens. My Pet Chicken is a wonderful place to order chickens. They have an excellent bird profile that helps you select birds for your part of the country, color of eggs, personality of the birds, gender selection, and you can order as few as three birds for shipment.
Backyard chickens use to be common. Less than fifty years ago, everyone had backyard chickens. Both my parents and my husband’s parents grew up with chickens. Nowadays, backyard chickens are a rare and sometime illegal occurrence. We are fortunate enough to live in a city where backyard chickens are legal, but no roosters. Granted, the neighbors dog is louder and more obnoxious than any rooster I have ever met.
So why did the backyard chicken disappear? The industrialization of farming lead to the low cost, mass production of factory farmed chickens and eggs. This movement toward industrialized food not only separated us from the source of our food, it also stripped us of our knowledge for raising and keeping backyard chickens. Yes, it’s much easier to go to the big box store to buy 99 cent eggs. But 99 cent eggs come at a much larger price, not only at the expense of our health, but also the welfare of our local farmers.
Now let me dispel some rumors about chickens. Rumor 1)They smell. Like any animal, if you don’t care for them and don’t clean up after them they will smell. Our girls have free range of our backyard and I clean their coop every five days. They do NOT smell. Rumor 2) Chickens are loud. If you have a rooster, yep they can be pretty loud, but hens are not loud. They will announce to the world when they lay an egg, or when they are crabby (usually hungry or getting ready to lay an egg). Our next door neighbors know we have chickens, but two houses down or across the street people don’t even know that we have chickens. Rumor 3) You need a rooster to get eggs. False, hens will happily lay unfertilized eggs as long as they get proper nutrition and 12 to 14 hours of sunlight. Rumor 4) Chickens lay only extra large white eggs. Hens lay eggs in a variety of colors from chocolate brown to pale blue and can vary in size. Rumor 5) Chickens can fly out of your backyard. Possibly, but they don’t really fly. They sort of jump and flap which can get them about 3 feet off the ground. Large birds, like our Welsummer can’t fly, but our little Cochin bantam, can jump over our 3 foot garden fence when on the hunt for tasty arugula.
Now that you know the truth about backyard chickens, consider raising up your own flock of hens. They are low maintenance, produce wonderful free fertilizer, will bring you hours of entertainment, and most importantly they can make you the most healthy and delicious eggs you’ve ever had for breakfast.
Baby Chickens
For Sale Near Me in
Trimble, Tennessee
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Trimble Tennessee,
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. Trimble
Tennessee also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Trimble Tennessee, 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 Trimble TN.
Baby Chickens By Mail in
Trimble, Tennessee
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Trimble Tennessee
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
Trimble Tennessee * 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 Trimble
Tennessee * 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 Chicks Needs in
Trimble, Tennessee
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
Trimble Tennessee 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 Trimble,
Tennessee Baby chicks are quite
adorable and
challenging to stand up to,
however it's best to prepare for their
arrival prior to you get them. Prepare initially
by gathering not just the
correct materials, but
additionally the correct
understanding to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
straightforward, you just should provide them with the following: A
clean and also warm and comfortable
habitat Lots of food and also water Interest and also
love Environment Your environment can be a
simple box, fish tank,
feline service provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and also
blankets (without any loosened
strings!) to start, and also after a few weeks utilize straw over paper.
Note: Avoid using only
newspaper or various other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You additionally need
something to serve up food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
dish from the feed store, or a pickle container
lid for food as well as a pet dog bird water dispenser from an animal store. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you can introduce a perch
into the habitat to obtain them
trained on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you should
provide them with a heat source.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile heat
bulb also work extremely well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which can take up to 2 months). The newly
hatched require a temperature
in between 90 and also 100 degrees,
and every week this could
be minimized by
approximately 5 levels approximately. The heat resource should be on simply one side of the cage
to permit chicks an array of
temperature levels. The chicks are your best
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your heat
light, you need to
lower the temperature. If
they are smothering each other under the
warmth (not just curling up),
you need to put some heat.
House cleaning
Tidiness is vital and it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linens
usually as well as
always offer clean
food and also water Food and water.
Chicks expand really quickly
which requires lots of tidy
food as well as water. Provide
enough at all times and also examine
frequently to avoid parched as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is various compared
to adult chicken food, and also it can be found in both medicated and
also non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial 2 months, after that
switch over to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for an additional 2 months,
and after that to a slightly
reduced protein feed or a level feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks like to get a running start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others won't use up that task till they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to shower in.
Focus as well as love There are a
few benefits to spending time with your chicks. Firstly, they will certainly probably bond with you and
not escape as adults. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily as well as
watch their behavior, you can
catch illness or various
other issues previously. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, limping, or
various other undesirable
indicators. Make sure to
additionally consider
their poop, as diarrhea can cause matted plumes and stopped up cloaca.
Finally, it is important to look out
for social issues, such as the
littlest chick obtaining badgered. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are now completely feathery
and also its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your house
and also relocate outside right into a cage. Check out our
part on chicken cages to find out
more
about coops as well as
appropriate coop environments.
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