Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chicks | Brooder Set Up

[@doterraoilmom]

Beginner here. Thank you! This was very well done, and helped me set up my brooder!

[@curriecountryliving]

Great Video thank you. I haven't raised chicks for over 25 years now and appreciate the crash course and straight forward explanation

[@SumanChitturi]

This video is so well done. Deserves more views.

[@TEABRACELETS]

I am getting my first three silkies tomorrow and they are so cute! We do have a smoke alarm, or smoke detectors in the same room and have a big heat lamp.

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

Awesome! We don’t have silkies but I do enjoy their poofiness 😁

[@FrugalFarmerChannel]

Looking good. All chicks need different attention. Thanks for sharing!

[@sagarue]

I love the jubilee orpington so pretty

[@WorshipMyAbbaFather]

Thanks so much! Very Helpful.

[@jimpollock6322]

Awesome video !! Very informative and detailed instructions . Liked and subscribed . Central Indiana also , Putnam Co. Thank you .

[@vincentsmith1407]

How do you fix a a chicken laying egg that's been bent backwards

[@quailsnest8354]

Hello, I would like to know about the lamp hot spot, what temperture at the chick heigth should the lamp heat be when you first put them in ??

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

Generally they say when chicks are a week old or less, it should be 95 F, then dropped 5 F every week after. But I don’t actually take the temperature, I let the chicks tell me how they feel as explained in the video.

[@LeighCroft]

thanks for the video you helped me soo much

[@LizyB1986]

it helped me to

[@hannahcottier8306]

Thank you awesome video! Needs more love! 💕💕💕

[@meta1583]

Thanks for video.you are awesome. Very informative.

[@vincentsmith1407]

How do you fix a chicken leg that was bent backwards when he was born

[@Chris-b4w8t]

Do they need UVB bulbs at all? I'm a total beginner but I have reptiles so I'm familiar with heat and light requirements for reptiles and amphibians, however I've never had baby chicks but I want to raise some so badly

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

Good question- nope they don’t need uvb like a reptile would, just a plain heat lamp.

[@samalander88]

So where do you put the chicks when you’re bleaching and cleaning out the brooder? How often do you change out the pine shavings?

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

The frequency of changing the shavings depends on the size of the brooder as well as how many and how old the chicks are, but I’d say on average about once a week

[@denvervossebelt4449]

Great we have eggs that are about to hatch

[@LeighCroft]

thats cool

[@jadeholt5159]

Is there anything you can use the shavings for when cleaning the brooder? (Compost?) or just trash them ?

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

We compost! The wood chips take a while to break down but the zinnias appreciated it

[@smpsports]

Thank you🐣🐣🐤

[@Fattiapples]

My chicks keep pecking each other’s eyes so they are bloody and irritated. They are same hatch day but two different breeds a dark and light. How do I stop the eye pecking it’s awful and the chicks shriek in pain

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

Poor guys! A red bulb in your heat lamp could help hide the red irritation and blood to discourage it.

[@Fattiapples]

The Homestead Trail they do have a red light but still peck :/ I’ll try just separating in one large brooder . Only thing is there are 2 offenders so I guess I’ll have to separate brooder into three sections , hope they outgrow it

[@SaraBormanSanClemente]

what is your opinion about using puppy pads instead of shavings?

[@TheHomesteadTrail]

Good question- I see lots of people using them so I imagine they’re fine, my only concern is I think the inside layer is like what’s inside a diaper so if they ate some, I’m not sure if it would swell up or how it would be digested. Personally we prefer pine shavings, they encourage scratching which is a very natural behavior for chickens and it’s compostable for the garden 🙂

[@everxx2234]

Heat lamps can be really unsafe and a huge fire hazard. Brooders are a much safer option.

[@raymccarty4612]

She addressed the issues.

[@waqas_qazi]

How about infrared bulbs, anyone using them?

[@krisalan5327]

It's my understanding the infrared bulbs are for if you have chick's that have red specks on them, the other chick's will peck at the specks, so use a infrared lamp and the specks can't be seen by the chick's

[@nelyvievemedado5051]

Wow nice😍

[@olliethebeagador9251]

Did you say Indiana? That’s where I live.

[@jsfancybirdclub6144]

Mashallah, very healthy chick.

[@kurtisgarner8108]

My chicks starting dying hours after bringing them home. I've done basically the exact same setup.

[@ellengough1650]

What?

[@kurtisgarner8108]

@@ellengough1650 Yep. I ended up having more shipped and they all survived. I'm not sure what the problem was with the first ones they just didn't make it.

[@stayblessed5072]

Cute girl

[@dhruvavikas1632]

Didnt u come here to learn about brooders

[@hassanyousaf9622]

I love chikes.but nobody marriage me .I am chikes farmer people are saying change your business can you marry me