A couple of tricks that may help you get by a little longer between cleanings, or make cleaning easier and less smelly in the meantime, as well as keeping their food and water a little cleaner; - try using a shallow pan, like a cheap aluminum pie pan, or an upside down Frisbee, etc, and filling it with sand. Then put your waterer on that. Less of the water they slop out will get to the shavings, making less soggy shavings, and less of the shavings they spin out in will get in the drinking part of their waterer. Besides, a little sand is good for them, they eat a bit and begin to use sand as chick grit. - use a piece of flat rock, brick, scrap wood, etc. to raise their feed and water a bit. Not much, not at first. You don't want to raise anything to where it's hard to reach, but even an inch at first makes a lot of difference in how much shavings get tossed by scratching into their food and water. As they get a little bigger, and can reach a little higher, raise the food and water a little more. A brick is a bit over two inches on it's side, and is not too high in a week or so (I don't do bantams, you'll have to decide when). You keep adding height as you can, the higher, the better, as long as the shortest chick can reach. (I've even added a step next to things so small chicks still can reach, or you can hang feeders and waters too) You will not stop all shavings from getting in food and water, or all the food and water from getting in the shavings, but if you prevent 3/4s of it, that's a lot. They are still going to poop the same, and still need cleaned up after often, but I've found the mess they make with their food, water, and shavings, and their ability to to mix them all together, adds up to a lot bigger, smellier mess a lot faster than their poop does. And by far the smelliest nasty thing in there is soggy shavings (with poop in it), the better you prevent that, the less you'll have to smell or clean. Dry poop is not even close to as smelly. Just get a new pan of sand each clean out too. You'll probably have less mess to clean every other day, or third day, than you are getting now every day.
Just put together a little brooder for baby chicks that I am getting from a friend. This was so helpful to me, especially since I’ve never taken care of baby chicks before. Thank you so much for this! I have definitely subscribed to your channel❤️❤️
Hal I ❤️this 🐥adventure. We rented chickens last year and hope to get some soon. There is just so much snow here in 🇨🇦this winter. Chicks 🐥 are cute but allot of work I am sure. Even some heart ❤️ ache too at times
People are using the heated brooder plates a lot more now rather than infrared heat lamps. I've seen a "comfort skirt" that goes around the sides that can be made out of real feathers, or felt or flannel cloth strips hanging down, that the chicks can pass thru or peek out of. It helps keep the warmth under the plate too...
I just got chicks for the first time but them stinkers are kicking a ton of shaving into the water. I can’t keep it clean, they are only 8 days old. I clean it several times a day- it’s getting old. Any tips?
You had to clean it out every day because you used shavings and let them dump water all over it. Use paper towels or puppy pads and the water doesn't bounce around and spill. No need for daily cleaning.
It can be easy. Some do really well and others don’t. I don’t put my chicks with my adult chickens until they are fully grown as far as size. I’ll put them in coops next to each other until they are big enough to all be together. That way they can still get used to each other, but they can’t pick on the little ones. When you finally put them together they’ll develop a pecking order. You want to make sure you have different spots where they can eat and drink, because at first the older chickens will push the younger ones away. After a few days, sometimes a couple weeks they develop their pecking order and they’ll do fine. Sometimes if they pick on the younger ones too much, you might have to keep them separated. I hope this helped. 😄💗 I’m sure I’ll be making a video about this, when my chicks get moved outside. 😊🐥💕
A couple of tricks that may help you get by a little longer between cleanings, or make cleaning easier and less smelly in the meantime, as well as keeping their food and water a little cleaner;
- try using a shallow pan, like a cheap aluminum pie pan, or an upside down Frisbee, etc, and filling it with sand. Then put your waterer on that. Less of the water they slop out will get to the shavings, making less soggy shavings, and less of the shavings they spin out in will get in the drinking part of their waterer. Besides, a little sand is good for them, they eat a bit and begin to use sand as chick grit.
- use a piece of flat rock, brick, scrap wood, etc. to raise their feed and water a bit. Not much, not at first. You don't want to raise anything to where it's hard to reach, but even an inch at first makes a lot of difference in how much shavings get tossed by scratching into their food and water. As they get a little bigger, and can reach a little higher, raise the food and water a little more. A brick is a bit over two inches on it's side, and is not too high in a week or so (I don't do bantams, you'll have to decide when). You keep adding height as you can, the higher, the better, as long as the shortest chick can reach. (I've even added a step next to things so small chicks still can reach, or you can hang feeders and waters too) You will not stop all shavings from getting in food and water, or all the food and water from getting in the shavings, but if you prevent 3/4s of it, that's a lot.
They are still going to poop the same, and still need cleaned up after often, but I've found the mess they make with their food, water, and shavings, and their ability to to mix them all together, adds up to a lot bigger, smellier mess a lot faster than their poop does. And by far the smelliest nasty thing in there is soggy shavings (with poop in it), the better you prevent that, the less you'll have to smell or clean. Dry poop is not even close to as smelly. Just get a new pan of sand each clean out too. You'll probably have less mess to clean every other day, or third day, than you are getting now every day.
Ugh they’re so cute!! Makes me want to get more but already have enough😂🤦🏻♀️
Get some more…🤗
Just put together a little brooder for baby chicks that I am getting from a friend. This was so helpful to me, especially since I’ve never taken care of baby chicks before. Thank you so much for this! I have definitely subscribed to your channel❤️❤️
Aww that makes me so happy! Thank you so much!!❤️❤️
Hal I ❤️this 🐥adventure. We rented chickens last year and hope to get some soon. There is just so much snow here in 🇨🇦this winter. Chicks 🐥 are cute but allot of work I am sure. Even some heart ❤️ ache too at times
Those Chicks are so cute!! I love them!!😍. Awesome video btw! I LOVE ducklets!! I keep trying to get my nana and papa ducklets! I love ducks!!
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Have you ever thought about putting a feather duster in the broder, I heard some people do that to mimic laying underneath a hen
I’ve seen this! I’m sure the chicks would like that!
People are using the heated brooder plates a lot more now rather than infrared heat lamps. I've seen a "comfort skirt" that goes around the sides that can be made out of real feathers, or felt or flannel cloth strips hanging down, that the chicks can pass thru or peek out of. It helps keep the warmth under the plate too...
I’m just here for the last 2.5minutes of watching cute chick-ness 💕
Plastic tubs are not a good choice because lots of chicks get overheated and die. Use either a big rubber or steel trough. You have some cute babies
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What do you use to record your video?
Very Good quality.
Thank you! I use a Canon Rebel t6i
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What watts is your light bulb
I just got chicks for the first time but them stinkers are kicking a ton of shaving into the water. I can’t keep it clean, they are only 8 days old. I clean it several times a day- it’s getting old. Any tips?
I recently got a waterer with little legs on it and it’s helped a bunch!
@@LeeAcresFamilyFarm Good idea, I'll be looking for that or maybe put a board under it.
I’ve done that too! Scrap pieces of wood or a brick work well!
I use Pine shavings for my chickens too!
Look into industrial hemp bedding also...less dusty, more absorbent...costs a bit more but can last longer...
How long do the chicks stay in the house before going in the coop?
Until they are fully feathered, so for about 6 weeks. ☺️
Love the farm side of UA-cam ❤️❤️❤️ gonna raises my baby chicks right with this video 😖
can you do more duckling videos and how to care for them please
I just clean what I can and leave the chicks a little island of shavings so they don't have to be taken out of brooder
If you put newspaper under the shavings then you don’t need to wash it out it everyday
You had to clean it out every day because you used shavings and let them dump water all over it. Use paper towels or puppy pads and the water doesn't bounce around and spill. No need for daily cleaning.
is it easy to bond chickens?
It can be easy. Some do really well and others don’t. I don’t put my chicks with my adult chickens until they are fully grown as far as size. I’ll put them in coops next to each other until they are big enough to all be together. That way they can still get used to each other, but they can’t pick on the little ones. When you finally put them together they’ll develop a pecking order. You want to make sure you have different spots where they can eat and drink, because at first the older chickens will push the younger ones away. After a few days, sometimes a couple weeks they develop their pecking order and they’ll do fine. Sometimes if they pick on the younger ones too much, you might have to keep them separated. I hope this helped. 😄💗 I’m sure I’ll be making a video about this, when my chicks get moved outside. 😊🐥💕
@@LeeAcresFamilyFarm Thank you
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How does it not smell