It's that time of year.
You walk into the farm store and it is the first thing you hear.
You follow the sound, and you are lead to little chirping bundles of joy.
Baby chicks, all fluffy and cute.
You can't resist.
You give into the cuteness and buy some.
Or, maybe you look on line or in a hatchery catalog and you order some baby chicks.
Either way, you now have a flock of chickens to raise. Now what?
In my latest article that I wrote for Community Chickens, I show you an easy DIY brooder and how to create it out of things you may already have.
I also go over the supplies you will need BEFORE you bring your chicks home.
Please click HERE to read my post at Community Chickens.
It took all I had, but I would always resist the pleas of my children when we came across chicks for sale in the spring. By sharing this DIY project, you are probably improving the lifestyle of numerous chicks adopted on a whim!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. I hope that the brooder idea helps someone new to raising chicks. I have seen people fall to the cuteness of those chicks in the stores...especially at Easter time. ;-)
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Can't wait to see the cuteness you put in it, LL! :) It is good to be prepared when the chicks come home. You had mentioned turkeys, any particular kind, and how many? My kids did have fun, watching the chicks grow up.
ReplyDeleteWe are getting 2 white broad breasted turkeys next week along with 6 chickens...they will be hatched on Wednesday and we will pick them up Thursday. This is our first time trying turkeys ;-)
DeleteI wish we could have chickens, but we can't. So I enjoy reading about yours! No farm stores around us, if there was I'd walk in just to hear the young ins chirping!
ReplyDeleteI really do appreciate you saying that you enjoy reading about our chickens...sometimes I question what I post...will it interest anyone...is it good enough... Thanks Cathy!
DeleteI'd love to have chickens but hubby says no and I'm sure he's right. We have had them in years past when we lived in the country. This is a great post in providing info on how to raise baby chicks. Thanks for visiting and following! I'm happy to follow back. Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteWe are going into our second year of having chickens and loving it so far. Thanks for the visit and welcome as a new follower!
DeleteI am going to be making this next year hopefully if we can get things sorted out. So excited.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop. I hope we see you again tomorrow.
Pinned! :-)
How exciting for you Kelly...I hope it all works out for you!
DeleteThis article is awesome! You're so talented and I really appreciate how you pass on all of your farmhouse knowledge. It makes me appreciate where my food comes from and how hard farmers and their families work.
ReplyDeleteIt is a blessing to know where our food comes from! I too have such an appreciation for farmers - big and small. They feed so many...
DeleteNice post, things explained in details. Thank You.
ReplyDeletevery informative post for me as I am always looking for new content that can help me and my knowledge grow better.
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