Work schedules and new chicks

[begbfg]

Quick question: Will my chicks be OK when my husband and I are at work and the kids are at school?

 

[7L Farm]

Its keeping the temp. right thats hard.

 

[cochicks]

And making sure they don't tip over their waterer. We were gone all day when our where little, so I set up two waterers. No matter what I did, they managed to tip one over every day.

 

[begbfg]

Hmm...yes. We'll have the brooder in the house and it will be upstairs in the loft so they'll get plenty of sunshine. (Our brooder is a clear Christmas tree storage box I got on sale; I'll have to post the pics when I get a chance to take some.)

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

They should be fine. I've left chicks for 3 days before - they should be fine.

 

[begbfg]

Thank you, 7L, cochicks and Mrs. Fluffy Puffy! I needed that reassurance! I feel like a first time Mom!

 

[gryeyes]

I work a 10 hour day, and have chicks at home in the brooder. I just make sure everything is secure (lamp, check!) and full (waterer, check! feeder, check!) and they are all lively. The bathroom where I keep the brooders is the first place I go when I get home... so I check on the babies before I check on the adult flock outside in the back yard.

You'll be fine. And so will they!

 

[begbfg]

Thank you, gryeyes!

 

[jenesis536]

My first batch I was coming home every day at lunch because I was worried... this 2nd batch I know they are ok. I bought a larger feeder and waterer they can't roost on or tip over so that helps. I was super careful with making sure the temps were perfect the first time, and this time with how the weather fluctuates sometimes I go out there and it's 15 degrees less than they should be at and they are all still running around and having fun.