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This is how I understand it but i may be wrong. Once chicks hatch in incubator leave them for 24 hrs. Then remove and put in a brooder at 90-100 degrees? Is that correct? thanks!
 
You leave them until they are dry and all the eggs in the bator have hathched. I move mine to a brooder that is 95.
 
I never have left a baby in the incubator for more than an hour. I move them to a make shift brooder almost immediatly and have never had troubles.
Did that for my ducks and my chickens...
Tiff
 
okay so once i make the transition to the brooder what do i do as far as feeding. I read somewhere that they can live for 3 days or something once hatching without food or water? What food is best for them once they start to require nutrition?
 
I would suggest using the search engine on the top of the page to research this information and then if you still have questions ask away!
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i read that it says dry mash.....still not sure what that means specifically though:/
 
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They do "live off" the yolk from the egg the first 2-3 days just fine. Wait until they are all hatched to move them, that way you don't chill the ones still trying to hatch. If the others haven't hatched after 48 hours, it's okay to move the dried chicks, but be fast.

And as soon as you move them to the 95 degree brooder, gently dip their beaks in the water, so they get a drink. I usually dip each chick's beak, and then do it it again so they learn where it is.
Chick starter is the food. Tap it like you are pecking it with your finger, they'll get the idea.

Reduce the temp by 5 degrees each week. Watch that they don't get too hot or cold. If they are all huddled under the heat, they might be too cold, and if they are all way over from the heat, they may be too hot. Use a thermometer in the brooder.

Happy hatching!
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thanks i wasn't aware it was a commerical product that was to be used! I thought i would be literally "mashing" something:lol: thanks!!!!!
 
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Howdy team_realtree. I've seen several messages of yours popping up on the forums tonight with some sensible questions. It seems that you're really looking for information. I highly recommend that you get a good book or two that will have lots of good information in them. Read all the way through and you'll have a basic idea of things and can ask more detailed questions and things you read on BYC will make more sense to you.
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A couple that I recommend that you purchase or pick up at the library are:

"Chickens in Your Backyard " - A basic, good book for the beginner keeping chickens. It pretty well covers everything needed to keep your backyard flock. The first chicken book that I read.
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"Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens " by Gail Damerow - An excellent book by an expert. Lots more detail and a good read.

BYC is a great place for information, too. Check the "stickies" out in each forum...these are usually a compilation of information pertinent to the forum that they're found in. Here's a list of threads/sites for incubation: Read Me's on Hatching

The Modern Homestead has some good, indepth webpages....link to poultry page .

Best wishes!
Ed
 

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