We ask that you call us to prepay as soon as you're able after placing your order. This helps pick-up days go much faster and smoother. List of individual supplies you need OR if you'd like the Chick Starter Bundle Your phone number - where you can be reached for payment Your name (and the name your chick order is listed under) You can email us a list of the supplies you need for your chicks at include in your email: These items are also all available individually, but if you're just starting out we recommend getting the full bundle since it has everything you'll need to get started minus the brooder container. The bundle will cost approximately $125 to $170 depending on what kind of feed you choose. 1 book - Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickensġ 40 lb bag of starter feed (see choices at top of page) We also offer a chick starter bundle which includes:ġ chick feeder base, plastic or galvanized metal (you choose)ġ chick water base, plastic or galvanized metal (you choose)Ģ regular mouth quart jars, glass or plastic (you choose), to put onto the feeder and water bases If feeding whole grain starter feed add chick grit right away. You can add it into their food, or spread it on the floor of their enclosure, they'll find it either way. After 3 or 4 weeks, you can feed them chopped up mealworms, veggie/fruit scraps, or small seeds, and at that point they will need the grit for digestion. They should only be eating the chick feed at first and the chick grit is added once they start eating things other than the chick starter feed. After 3 or 4 days, feel free to switch to the pine bedding, it smells much better! If your brooder is made of plastic or something similarly slippery, it may help to keep paper towels down underneath the bedding. It helps the chicks learn what is and isn't food and it also helps them learn to stand and walk without their feet sliding around on the shavings. For the first few days, use paper towels in the bottom of the brooder. The basic supplies you need for raising baby chicks are:ġ brooder lamp with ceramic base and clamp $19.99ġ chick feeder base, plastic or galvanized metal $4.99ġ chick water base, plastic or galvanized metal $3.49Ģ regular mouth quart jars to put onto the feeder and water bases $2.99ġ bag chick grit 2 lb $2.99, 7 lbs $11.99Ĥ0 lbs Nature's Grown organic crumble - $42Ĥ0 lbs Scratch & Peck organic, whole grain, soy free - $66 *by requestĢ3 lbs Mile Four organic, whole grain mash, soy free, local - $32Ĥ0 lbs Prince conventional crumble (regular or medicated) - $24Ĥ0 lbs of chick starter feed lasts 3 chicks approximately 6 weeks, and they will need to eat it for at least 2 months before switching to grower feed.
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