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Must-Have Supplies To Get Before You Bring Your Chickens Home
So you’ve decided you want to get chickens? You may be wondering what exactly you are getting yourself into and what you need to have before you bring them home. Never fear, for here is a list of things to get your hands on and set up to make them feel at home.
For Chicks
If you are starting with chicks, you will need a basic setup until they are big enough to go out into their permanent home. To keep chicks, you will need the following items.
1. Housing/Brooder
You will need some sort of container or small building or enclosure to house your brood. We personally use an old horse trough to house our chicks (up to 25) from when they hatch to about 8 weeks old or so. You can use something as simple as a box or you can build a special brooding house for your chicks if you want to get fancy. You just need something that will keep drafts out and will keep the chicks protected and secure.
2. Bedding
Chicks need something on the floor beneath them. In our experience, pine shavings work best. They are cheap, easy for the chicks to kick around, and do a good job of soaking up droppings and any water that escapes the waterer.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/12/28/must-have-supplies-to-get-before-you-bring-your-chickens-home/
