first time chicken owner!!!!

[silkie101]

hi im getting my first chickens in a few weeks and there silkies and are going to be somewhere between 3 days to one week i live in florida and it is HOT out so can i put them outside as soon as i get them? and what do i need to do to prepare for them? please help

 

[turbodog]

Are theses chicks your getting?

If so, you'll need something to serve as a brooder, pine shavings as bedding, a feeder, a waterer, a lamp to provide heat for them and a thermometer to monitor that heat to start.
The brooder can be something like a large plastic storage tub, a large cardboard box, a childs wading pool. Just use the search function to look up brooders to see what people have used.
You can get a proper brooder lamp or use a clamp on work light with a bowl-like shield on it to serve as a brooder light. You can use a heat lamp bulb or just a flood light bulb if it's wattage will provide the amount of warmth you need.
Shavings, (avoid cedar) the feeder and waterer can be had at most feed stores.

Other, more experienced chicken folk can give you more and better advice than I can, but I wouldn't put them outside until they've reached at least four weeks old.

Besides, it's fun to watch the lil fuzzybutts grow!

If they're adults or juveniles, you'll want a secure coop sized for the number of adult chickens you have (and then some), some place for them to run around (also secure from predators), a feeder and waterer sized appropriate to adult chickens.

Good luck and have fun!

 

[feliciamckee]

Congratulations! I want to get silkies too and I am also learning so I needed the advice as well. Silkies are adorable, I know you are excited.

 

[silkie101]

thanks for the tips im super exited

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Like turbodog said wood shavings not newspaper. You dont want them to get spraddle legs

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[chickenlover96]

good uck with your chicks