Preparing for chicks!

[1chickens1]

Tomorrow I'm going out to buy 2 new chicks!! What shoukd I do to prepare?

 

[lazy gardener]

Get everything set up and in place BEFORE you go to buy your chicks. You'll find plenty of information in the learning center. I strongly suggest that you use a heating pad to brood them. You can read Blooie's article in my signature line.

 

[azygous]

Where are the two chicks going to live next month when they are feathered out and no longer need to be indoors? Yes, chicks grow that quickly. They double in size each week, and will be needing a coop and run in four to six weeks from the time you get them, if not sooner.

 

[1chickens1]

They are going to live in this tub in our bathroom. And then will be moved into our coop that we already have in our backyard with other chickens

 

[1chickens1]

So u sugest using a heating pad instead of a light?

 

[lazy gardener]

Absolutely. Is there room in your coop in the back yard for you to set their brooder up in there? If you have room, and electricity, that is by far the best place for them.

 

[1chickens1]

Unfortunately not. They are in our bathroom