First time raising chicks; any suggestions or things I should know? - Page 2

It's my first time with chicks too but I have a mother hen who adopted 12 chicks between 1 and 3 days old. They are now almost four weeks old and we had to build their outdoor henhouse and run in a hurry as they are growing very quickly and were getting too big for their cage in the conservatory. there was a danger that Hilda was treading on them. (She's a large Sussex). They moved into their new home yesterday and are really enjoying their adventure playground. They have clumps of grass in the run and a branch to climb on. The only problem is that the house is raised off the ground and they are not happy about climbing the ladder.

  Here's a picture of the new house:

OK, my biggest issue when i got my first chicks was them always pushing water into their bedding and rolling around in it! I had to rush out to the side of the house and spray the tub out before school! That always was the thing I least looked forward to in the morning- Finding wet chick bedding.... it makes you go 

Also, if you have a cover to keep them in the tub, then I highly suggest that you put it on A.S.A.P because they will jump out and walk around otherwise, I know my birds did that, they will also perch on the edge of the tub and look around for a while.

Well i hope that this helped!

-Ellochicken

What wonderful pics!  Yes, see, like an amusement park for the little kiddies!  What pretty chicks, love the yellow one with all  the black markings, what kind is that?  Thanks so for posting them, did you have a chance to look over the Hencam.com website?  I enjoy reading aound, she has a lot of information and the cams are fun to watch too..

So hot here in Upsate NY, i keep changing out their water to nice fresh cool water. 

Keep the pics coming!

MB