![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, back in my Winter House kitchen – a peachick, or baby peafowl. I am so happy with this group of peeps – they are all strong good eaters, and will be a great addition to my flock. Here at my farm, they will meet many visitors. They are also starting to flutter their wings.Ĭhickens have very good memories and can recognize up to 100 different human faces. Six of the seven chicks are napping.Ī short time later, they are up and playing again. They make around 30 different calls to communicate with each other, expressing everything from “I am hungry” to “there’s a predator nearby.” These chicks are already chirping quite a bit.Īll these chicks have clear eyes and are very alert – signs of good health.Īnd, as with all babies, there’s a time to play, and a time to sleep. There is always plenty of food and lots of fresh water for these youngsters – everything is replenished or changed whenever needed.Ĭhickens are very vocal. ![]() A good chick starter feed will contain protein for weight gain and muscle development, plus vitamins and minerals to keep them healthy and to build their immune systems. On average, about 10-chicks can consume approximately one-pound of chick starter feed per day. The chicks are fed organic chick starter for the first six to eight weeks. ![]() We show each chick where their water and food are right away, so they know where to find it once they are able to walk around. Chickens have their own personalities – some are more active or more curious than others – and look at this chick’s big feet. Chicks require an air temperature of 95 degrees during the first week, 90 degrees the second week, and so on – going down by around five degrees per week until they’re ready to transition to the coop. Here in the stable feed room, they are checked several times a day. Chicks grow quickly, so it won’t be long before they move to the coops – usually after about four or five weeks.īaby chicks need constant monitoring until they are at least a month old. It is always nice to see such a strong and energetic group of babies. They are already playing and interacting with one another. These chicks hatched within hours of each other, which is good, so they are not lonely. Here is the brooder set up to receive the chicks, which hatched just a few days ago.Īnd here are seven baby chickens – healthy, happy, and very curious. The sides also have vented, transparent panels that make it easy to view the chicks from all angles. There are three 28-inch troughs which may be used for either feed or water. These panels make it easy to access and clean the interior as well as check on the peeps from above. The box brooder measures 32-inches long by 38-inches wide by 12-inches tall – a protective and roomy enclosure for housing a good number of chicks for the first couple weeks. This box brooder was very easy to assemble and comes complete with a light, thermostat, heater, and three trough feeders/waterers. in Savannah, Georgia – a company that specializes in game bird and poultry supplies. While the eggs incubate, they are automatically turned once a day, 45-degrees each way, back and forth during this period.ĭown at the stable, we set up some new equipment from GQF Manufacturing, Inc. Here, they will be safe from other birds and closely monitored until they hatch. Eggs are brought up and placed in the incubator the day they are laid. Here is my Brinsea incubator sitting on my kitchen counter. ![]()
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