Moving to the country

[Essentiallyokanaganmom]

Hey all,
We moved from the city to 3 acres of land 1 year ago. We are eating our way into farm life, first we got a dog and this year we got Chickens! I have to admit I know very little about chickens and buying "mixed layers" at the feed store dont even know what kind of chicks we have! Hoping to learn along the way from you all and the chicks. (And if anyone thinks they might know what we have let me know!)

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Can I ask what the temperature is in your brooder? Your chicks look hot.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[Leahs Coop]

Hello, and a warm welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us and I hope you'll enjoy this site as much as we all do!

 

[Essentiallyokanaganmom]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Can I ask what the temperature is in your brooder? Your chicks look hot.

That picture is from before we moved the light up again this morning! It was creeping up to 40 as the outside temps keep raising this weekend, Now right under the light is at about 35c. They still keep going and sleep right under the light so I didnt want to make it took cold though!

 

[DobieLover]

That picture is from before we moved the light up again this morning! It was creeping up to 40 as the outside temps keep raising this weekend, Now right under the light is at about 35c. They still keep going and sleep right under the light so I didnt want to make it took cold though!

I'd raise it a little more and make sure it is off to the side so there is a cool part in the brooder. It would be great if you could get them into something much larger and with much more fresh air. What you have them in is awfully small for 10 chicks.
Have you heard of a brooder plate?

 

[Essentiallyokanaganmom]

We definately are quickly realizing what we have isnt big enough! plans are in the works to try and come up with something bigger by the weekend. Hardest part is with a cat and a dog keeping it somewhere easy to access (and much larger) but away from them. Thinking of just boxing in the laundry room with some plywood and letting them have all the floor space until big enough to go outside.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby. My thoughts from your pic mirrored that of @DobieLover but i see that you have things under control

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Celticdragonfly]

Welcome to BYC. Enjoy your cute chicks, whatever breed they are.

 

[DobieLover]

We definately are quickly realizing what we have isnt big enough! plans are in the works to try and come up with something bigger by the weekend. Hardest part is with a cat and a dog keeping it somewhere easy to access (and much larger) but away from them. Thinking of just boxing in the laundry room with some plywood and letting them have all the floor space until big enough to go outside.

Do you have your coop and run set up and secure? You can always brood them in the coop with a brooder plate if your coop is ready.