Chicks & Brooding
Brooder Temperature Chart: How Long Do Chicks Need a Heat Lamp?
Chicks need supplemental heat for about six weeks. The week-by-week temperatures, how to measure them, and how to tell when chicks are too hot or too cold.
Spring chicken care guides
Chick season, coop clean-outs and predator-proofing.
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Chicks & Brooding
When Can Chicks Go Outside? Age, Feathers and Temperature
Most chicks can move to the coop at about six weeks, once they are fully feathered and nights are no colder than the brooder they are used to.
Chicks & Brooding
What Do Baby Chicks Eat? Starter Feed, Water and Treats
Chicks need a starter feed with 18 to 20 percent protein and clean water. What to feed, how much, when to add treats and grit, and what to avoid.
Chicks & Brooding
How to Raise Baby Chicks: The First Six Weeks, Week by Week
What chicks need from the day they arrive until they are feathered: heat, space, feed, water and the warning signs to watch for.