audrawheeler
In the Brooder
- Mar 28, 2015
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I bought a couple baby chicks from my feed store day before yesterday evening. I got them all set up with chick starter and water and a lamp etc. They seem to have perked up and are eating but I'm not sure if they're drinking. I spend a decent amount of time with them (I bought them as pets) bit I have yet to see them drink anything. I wanted to know anything that could encourage them to drink or early signs of dehydration? I'm a first time chicken owner. I have 2 chicks. I bought them partly because they were being trampled and walked on in the store. They have really improved and look happier and more alert since I brought them home. I've become very attached and want to make sure they're healthy.
(Also we live on a farm and have a large shed/coop that has gone un used since we moved in. This wasn't really an impulse buy. As I'm fully prepared to take care of chickens And thought about it before I bought them and made sure I had the resources to care for theM.)
(Also we live on a farm and have a large shed/coop that has gone un used since we moved in. This wasn't really an impulse buy. As I'm fully prepared to take care of chickens And thought about it before I bought them and made sure I had the resources to care for theM.)