Babies coming in 19 days!!! What else can I do to prepare for them?

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Pics of your brooder?

I don't have it set up yet. I have measurements though! 45x10in.

What is this exactly?

I believe it is ACV, garlic, and water. (I haven't seen the video in a while)

 

[lazy gardener]

Your brooder is 45" x 10"??? I do hope that's a mis-print. That's less than 4 sq. ft. General recommendation is for 2 s.f./chick by the time they are 2 - 3 weeks old. They grow very fast, and need lots of room, especially if you plan to use a heat lamp.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Your brooder is 45" x 10"??? I do hope that's a mis-print. That's less than 4 sq. ft. General recommendation is for 2 s.f./chick by the time they are 2 - 3 weeks old. They grow very fast, and need lots of room, especially if you plan to use a heat lamp.

It is not a mis-print. What should I do?

 

[Kiki]

It is not a mis-print. What should I do?

Make it bigger....way bigger....Got any boxes laying around?

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Make it bigger....way bigger....Got any boxes laying around?

Um... I don't think so... WAIT! We have a relative with 2 brooders!

 

[lazy gardener]

Call your closest appliance store and ask them to save a couple appliance boxes for you. Then, you will have to have a space large enough to set up an appropriate sized brooder. Consider using a MHP heating pad for heat instead of a heat lamp. Chicks double their size every single week. So, you need to be prepared with enough brooder space to get them through until you put them in the coop. If you have a coop, why not brood them right in the coop. Do you have enough coop space? They need 4 sq. feet of open space in coop per bird.

 

[Kiki]

Um... I don't think so... WAIT! We have a relative with 2 brooders!

What size are those two?
Chicks grow REALLY fast.
Do you have a coop ready for them already?

 

[RodNTN]

Newborn chicks need at least 2 sqaure feet per chick, you're really going to have to get a bigger space.

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

I don't have the size of the brooders. We will be getting the coop a soon a possible. It is really nice sized though.

 

[Kiki]

I don't have the size of the brooders. We will be getting the coop a soon a possible. It is really nice sized though.

I hope so too!
You can buy some boxes or find some free like mentioned above, what ever you do please get/make a much bigger brooder.
Having them all crammed into that small of a space is going to cause all kinds of problems.