Posted by Roxanne F on January 29, 2009 at 12:39pm
We took Myron's class a few weeks ago and are just about ready to start with 3 or 4 chicks. I know he went into heating the chicks and I have seen the picture in the class notes but I don't remember the details.Do most use a regular bulb (if so what watt?) or infrared (again if so what watt)?Are pine shavings best for bedding?I got some organic feed do they also need grit?
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Pratt's Pet's on Glendale Ave and I believe it's 57th Ave has day old Rhode Island Reds, black sex links and barred rock chicks. They are about $3.50 a piece. The sex link is supposed to lay a lot of big brown eggs.
I keep my chicks in a plastic tub in my house with a clamp light using 100watt bulb and the litter is Yesterday's News cat litter. It looks just like rabbit food but is made from compressed paper. They do just fine.
Good luck with your chicks, they're lots of fun to watch and you'll fall in love with them. They really do make wonderful pets. I have 2 day old chicks and 2 3month old hens now and wish I could get lots more.
Thank you to everybody that took the time to answer my questions. Now I just have to find some chicks. :) My feed store hopefully is getting some next Thursday.
dan straight > Roxanne FJanuary 30, 2009 at 3:53pm
the stockman out on buckeye road and 75th has them
i built me a small brooder box, its on my page. i have a 60w bulb in there and it is in the garage. i dont use bedding it has a screen floor with a tray under it i put my one week old chicks in this and they have been fine, they are going on 3 weeks friday
I had a 250 watt but it died in the evening and I had to run out to buy a new one all I could find was 100watt. My chicks were outdoors and it was really cold and they were fine. I have kept mine outside all along and never gave them any grit. I do have the water problem ben was talking about and never ocurred to me to put the water up on a brick ;) mine have hay on the bottom for now.
I used a 100w regular bulb and no one died. I used pine shavings, it works great. Be prepared to check their water often though. The older they get, the more they kick the shavings into it. I put their water on a couple bricks after a couple weeks to keep shavings in the water to a minimum. I didn't give them any grit. I have them outside now, so they don't really need grit, they get it from the dirt. I am not an expert, but mine are alive and happy!
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I keep my chicks in a plastic tub in my house with a clamp light using 100watt bulb and the litter is Yesterday's News cat litter. It looks just like rabbit food but is made from compressed paper. They do just fine.
Good luck with your chicks, they're lots of fun to watch and you'll fall in love with them. They really do make wonderful pets. I have 2 day old chicks and 2 3month old hens now and wish I could get lots more.