Is it okay to leave baby chicks over the weekend

[pauren34]

I am new to this. I have 3 baby RIR. I need to go out of town over the weekend in a few weeks. The chicks will be about 3.5 weeks old by then. We would leave around 4pm Friday and be back about 4/5 pm Sunday. I am not sure if I need to find a chick sitter or if they will be okay for that time. They have a feeder and waterer that are large enough to stay filled for that time. I could clean the brooder right before we left. They are doing really good and this is my first time as a chick momma. I don't want to do anything to harm them.

Thoughts/advice?

 

[snazzyboots]

do you have someone that can check on them once a day? i would worry that something might happen in that time. what if they spill the water or what if one of them gets sick?

 

[Nicole01]

I would find a chick sitter if it were me. Their water needs to be changed at least twice a day and the poop needs to be cleaned up. My girls poop a lot and they even poop in their water. Good luck.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Life goes on.

I leave chicks and hens alike. You setup for them, the best you can. I have mine setup so that we can leave them for up to three days. I cannot realistically be gone longer without enlisting a neighbor's help. But for three days, I can easily provide them multiple waterers and feed. They do just fine.

 

[chicmom]

I do think it would be OK for a few days to leave them, but there are two things I would do:

#1, make sure they have a nice, sturdy waterer, that they can't knock over


#2, make sure they can't fly out of the brooder, because when they start getting a bit older, and you don't have some type of lid on the brooder, sometimes they are little escape artists, and then they can't get back in.......

I think if you do that, you'll be fine!

 

[Nicole01]

Eh, I think I worry way too much. lol

 

[smcjoj3]

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I think I'd be nervous about leaving littles for 3 days w/out someone to check in at least on Sat if it were me too.

 

[pauren34]

They can't knock over the water or food and there's a lid to the cage so they can't get out. Thank you for the advice. I will probably try to find someone to atleast check on them on Sat. I know I will be so worried about them either way. Thank you again.