Hello! New member here. I did a brief intro in the New Members Forum. Well in an hour or so I'm off to the farm store to pick up 6 chicks for an Easter gift for my kids. Ive wanted to keep chickens for a while now. I guess getting them for my kids is just the excuse/justification? Either way in a few hours I willnhave 6 chicks in a brooder hidden in the garage until Easter morning!
Here's why I started this thread......
I plan on ourpur purchasing the following and wanted to see if there is anything that I am overlooking.
6 Black Sexed Link chicks
1 1qt auto-watering dish
1 semi enclosed feeder
1 heat lamp with 100 wat bulb
1 bag medicated crumbles
Sand (for inside the brooded)
1thermometer
I own on using either a cardboard box or large storage container (rubbermaid type).
In an effort to offset any "shock" from transport and going to a new home I was planning on getting a small packet of the electrolyte type water additive to use to help them recover from a chaotic day of moving (and to help them while being introduced to my kids).
I liked the idea of mixing some "fresh pdz" into the sand to reduce smell but I don't know where I can find it. Any help with that would be greatly appreciated!
Well that's the list of things I plan in purchasing today. Is there anything that I'm overlooking?
Here's why I started this thread......
I plan on ourpur purchasing the following and wanted to see if there is anything that I am overlooking.
6 Black Sexed Link chicks
1 1qt auto-watering dish
1 semi enclosed feeder
1 heat lamp with 100 wat bulb
1 bag medicated crumbles
Sand (for inside the brooded)
1thermometer
I own on using either a cardboard box or large storage container (rubbermaid type).
In an effort to offset any "shock" from transport and going to a new home I was planning on getting a small packet of the electrolyte type water additive to use to help them recover from a chaotic day of moving (and to help them while being introduced to my kids).
I liked the idea of mixing some "fresh pdz" into the sand to reduce smell but I don't know where I can find it. Any help with that would be greatly appreciated!
Well that's the list of things I plan in purchasing today. Is there anything that I'm overlooking?
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