Hello~! We are OFFICIALLY a chicken owning family! Post your best tip?

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Hello! I have been browsing and posting on this site for a bit, learning and sharing the information that I have picked up along the way.
As of last night (Thank you Jimmy!) we are officially a chicken owning family.
Four little baby orpingtons - 2 buff and 2 black ... so very cute.
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We have them in a 40 gallon breeder size aquarium (deeper than a regular tank) with hardware cloth on the top and a red lamp hanging from a reptile light stand. They are eating and drinking their water and peeping away.

My daughter is 3 and she is washing her hands faithfully and thoroughly after contact.

One question: how long can a dish of baby chick food/dust stay out before it gets stale or needs to be changed?
(aside from the food getting dirty, they aren't pooping in it -yet-)

Feel free to post your best tips for us, wishes of good luck are welcome too!
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I have photos (I read how much you like them, and I enjoy them too!) and will post them when my DH gets home because they are on his pc.
If you don't see photos on this thread post a reminder in case I get caught up in staring at the babies for endless hours
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Welcome!

I don't have the answer to your question, as mine have always eaten it before the problem arises.
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Number one tip: Hmmm.... Keep getting Buff Orps!
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Just kidding. Those are my favorites. Number one tip would be to ALWAYS know the age BEFORE you buy.
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Enjoy the site!
 
Thank you! (ha I luv Orps too)
Interesting tip!
Two are 3 days (same hatch) and one is 10 days and one is maybe 5 days -
quite the mix, eh? So we are providing temperatures appropriate for under one week and when the older one pants she gets up and moves a bit away from the direct heat of the lamp.
 
They'll start really pounding the food at about a week. Until then, just make sure it's clean and it can sit however long.

If you need any hints, my BYC page is full of them!
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My chicks gobble that food down in no time. I sometimes have to fill it twice a day!!

Best tip: Learn chicken math and learn it well. Look for the courses on here. They go all the way up to chicken calculus I think!!!!!
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Best tip from Tanichca: I have two!
1: Snuugle, hold, and mollycoddle those chicks into oblivion, they will adore you forever!
2: Beware the Imp!
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