Hatching and raising chicks

[Sergio19Peter]

Looks like the flock of baby chickens is growing and always a good idea to keep a heating lamp that for a while until you notice they don't need it anymore. I am loaded with a variety oh baby chicks from Rhode Island red, Wyandotte, Plymouth Rock, Bantam, and the majority of them are Australorp chicks.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Very cute! It looks like the waterer could use a clean, though. It looks like it’s a tiny bit crowded, but they look great!

 

[Sergio19Peter]

Very cute! It looks like the waterer could use a clean, though. It looks like it’s a tiny bit crowded, but they look great!

Yep I clean the water every two days because they're very messy. This is just temporary for them eventually I'm going to move them to a bigger brooder that I have outside. My outside brooder is 4 ft long by 2 ft and a half high. Once they're big enough I'm just going to release them with the rest of their hens

 

[Battlepants]

A tip for the water - if you put a block of wood or some other sturdy thing under it, the chicks can still get to the water but a lot less bedding gets in there.

 

[3KillerBs]

A tip for the water - if you put a block of wood or some other sturdy thing under it, the chicks can still get to the water but a lot less bedding gets in there.

Good point.

I've got a tote lid under my waterer and a block holding the water up:

 

[Sergio19Peter]

Good point.

I've got a tote lid under my waterer and a block holding the water up:

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That is beautiful I like it

 

[3KillerBs]

That is beautiful I like it

IIRC, it was @aart who suggested it to me.

 

[Sergio19Peter]

IIRC, it was @aart who suggested it to me.

It looks nice

 

[3KillerBs]

It looks nice

It works well to keep the mess out of the water.

I can use additional blocks to raise the waterer when I need to.