Main Takeaways: Huddling (looking hunched) with eyes closed is a sign your chick is cold and/or sick (if they’re just cold, they’ll usually cheep loudly, too) If they have some feathers, you’ll notice the feathers will be “puffed out” too. If they just have down, you won’t notice any feather fluffing. If your chick is…
You have a new clutch of chicks, congratulations! Space is limited, so where will they all go? Logic (and loads of chicken-care sources) dictates a brooder, but you’re left with massive questions the whole process! Everything from what is a brooder to how many chicks should be in a brooder (and all the stuff in…
The controversy around bedding for chickens and baby chicks always makes me giggle. Mostly because, to me, there are clear winners in the quest to keep your baby chicks’ pens clean. In this video, I break down pros and cons of some of the most common types of bedding and provide my own recommendations for…
If you just got chicks for the first time, you probably have a million questions. Last year, I did a free YouTube series that answered the most common questions I get about raising baby chicks. Below, I’ve compiled all those videos into a single easy-to-use resource! This page is easy to use. Just use the…
Heard of a chicken brooder, but not sure what the fuss is all about. Getting chicks and not sure which chicken brooders are best? Chicks! Little balls of down that are so adorable you just want to eat them up! Or maybe that’s the family cat, we’re talking about…So maybe eating them up is a…
As we move through the process of raising baby chicks, we want to address some potential problems you may encounter. One of these is an issue known as piling. Piling occurs when baby chicks clump together for safety. For example, if it’s cold or dark, then the chicks might lay on top of each other….