From the category archives:
“Can you ID the male and female chicks at birth, even as they get older I am still not sure, can you give us any guidelines?”
I’d like to thank our reader for this question and yes, the sex of day old chickens can be determined in a few different ways.
The first way is very difficult [...]
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In the last few weeks we’ve been discussing the transition from incubator to brooding area for your newly hatched chicks. This week in our “Basics Series”, we’ll talk about the first few days of a chick’s life if its mother hatched the eggs.
Although it’s true that when mama hen hatches her eggs, there isn’t as [...]
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Last week we covered your newly hatched chick’s need for water. This week we’ll move on to their feed and litter material. A chick will instinctively peck at and eat anything that is on the same level as their feet so before we address feed, let’s discuss their litter material.
Remember last week we talked about [...]
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Second to heat, water is the most important thing your newly hatched chicks need and that is the topic for this week’s “Basics Series”.
A few weeks ago when we talked your chicks hatching, I mentioned that it’s important to allow the chicks to thoroughly dry before you remove them from the incubator and place them [...]
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