Chicken Brooder Raising Baby Chicks, tips, setup, equipment, heat, light and feeding
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How to Raise Chickens, see my entire video guide here:
https://youtu.be/msko6-fbLoE
How to Set Up a Brooder for your Chicks; Notice that there are many layers of newspaper on the bottom, this is only to START your chicks, after the first day pine shavings are put down so they have secure footing. Especially with larger standard breed chicks, leg problems may develop if left on slick surfaces.
This type of brooder is much more than is normally necessary to start chicks, but you may find the information helpful.
If you want the newspaper to be rougher for better chick traction... wet the newspaper several days in advance of chicks arriving, allow the paper to dry (this roughs up the surface texture) then use it to start your chicks with better footing. Add pine shavings on top of the newspaper after chicks recognize and are eating the feed ration.