Chicken Supplies

Raising Chicks: What To Know

Safe, clean, draft-free room or building
Heat lamps and/or heating pads
Litter and/or shavings (pine wood shavings are ideal)
Brooder guard (circular and expandable)
Feeders (4in/chick)
Waterer (One quart for 12 chicks)
Sanitizing solution
Cleaning brushes
Rake
Pitchfork or shovel (for larger areas)
Eggs flats or shallow pans (Use first, the transition to feeders)
25-watt incandescent or equivalent CFL or LED light bulbs
Purina Start & Grow (medicated is typically used for the first two months before switching to non-medicated)
Thermometer

(Typically drop down 5 degrees each week from 95F until acclimated to around 75F or to outdoor temperature

Begin heating brooder 24 hours prior to bringing chicks in
Place heat lamp 20 inches above the litter surface
A Thermometer should b placed at the chicks level for accuracy
If chicks are happily walking around they’re at the perfect temp, if they’re huddled they typically are too cold
Do NOT reduce environmental temperature below 55F until birds are at LEAST 6 weeks old