Need advice!

[River campbell]

Hello, Its my first time raising chicks, they are hatching tomorrow, I need as much advice for hand raising chicks as y'all can give me!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Are you incubating the eggs? What breed? What day of incubation?

 

[All4Eggz]

They need a heat source, chick food, and a shallow water dish (prevents drowning) in a chick brooder. Handle the chicks daily if you want them to be as friendly as possible. Give them treats once in a while, once they're a little older.

What will you be using as your heat source? (This was asked above-) Are you incubating the eggs or using a broody?

There is much much more to raising chicks. If you have any questions along your journey, feel free to ask, and we will be more than happy to try to help you with whatever we can There is no way to cover EVERYTHING in one article/post/comment. There will always be questions. That's part of life.

Good luck!

 

[River campbell]

its day 20, yes i am incubating, they are barnevelders

 

[River campbell]

so what should i Know?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Highly recommend this article. I send it as a link to all my chick buyers. Explains most everything you need to know:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens.47691/

This one is also excellent:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-chicks-the-first-6-weeks.74640/

For a heat source, I swear by the brooder plates. I use Brinsea Ecoglow, but there are other brands out there.
Good luck with your chicks.