chicks coming soon...do I have everything I need?

[SierraMadreMadre]

hello, my baby chicks will be here soon and i want to make sure I have everything they'll need when they get here! Thanks to this site im pretty sure I have a good set up for my brooder, but what else do they need? I have purina starter crumbles, is that all they eat? and sorry if this is a dumb question but what exactly is grit and do they need it? If you can't already tell, this is my first experience with chickens and i'm SUPER excited!

 

[Heckel's Hens]

You need food (crumbles), water and a heat source. I used a 250w brooder lamp, plus a thermometer to make sure the temp is right. 95 for the first week, and 5 degrees less for the next 5 weeks, until room temp.

Have fun!

PS. I used pine shavings for the bedding, and it worked great.

 

[happyhensny]

Check out this thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-first60days.html