I have very limited experience with chickens. Right now I have four silkies that are 4 weeks old that I hatched at home. I am getting an order of six day old chicks (standard breeds) from My Pet Chicken this week sometime.
I am planning to keep them separate for a week to quarantine before I attempt to put them together. Is that long enough?
I know that when the new chicks come in the mail they will be stressed and I have purchased pedialyte for them. Is that better than sugar water? Should I give sugar water instead? Anything else I should be doing to prepare for hatchery chicks?
I am planning to keep them separate for a week to quarantine before I attempt to put them together. Is that long enough?
I know that when the new chicks come in the mail they will be stressed and I have purchased pedialyte for them. Is that better than sugar water? Should I give sugar water instead? Anything else I should be doing to prepare for hatchery chicks?