Incubating and Brooding Chickens - Free 15 page Guide

This is a short guide to incubating and brooding chickens written by one of the most influential men in chicken keeping - James Dryden. It is kind of old but I personally think there is still a lot of value in the 'old ways' - chickens haven't changed all that much and it is certainly interesting to see how things used to be done if nothing else.

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Caring For Chicks - A Quick Guide To Raising Baby Chicks

As a general rule it is usually best to keep chicks of the same age together and to only keep as many chicks as there is comfortably room for (bearing in mind that they grow quickly!). The main concerns when raising chicks are proper heat and proper feeding – there must also always be clean fresh water available (not easy to achieve when they tend to like to go paddling in it and perch on the edges!). Heat should ideally come from overhead as that is the most natural method. They also need to be able to get away from the heat if they want to. For the first two or three days the temperature should be around 95 degrees and will be gradually lowered to around 80 degrees by the end of the first week and a half and then continuing to gradually lower the temperature by about a degree a day. If your chicks have not already been vaccinated then medicated chick feed will help protect them against coccidiosis.

Using A Hoop House To Raise Baby Chicks



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