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June 2009
Betty : I don't like to start with questions, but we have the chicks, now what do we do? There are 3 fuzzy feathered ones and 3 with wing feathers.... We don't know what to feed, how much, how often...They are not kept in the same cage, afraid the larger would hurt the babies....I see many site on coops but nothing for the beginner.... These will be kept in a fenced chicken run...

My Reply : I have a short video showing the basic care for chicks on my blog which hopefully will help :
http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2008/01/caring-for-chicks-quick-guide-to.html
Chick food is usually fine to be left out all the time and fresh water should also be available for them 24/7. You can buy feed specifically for chicks. If your chicks have been vaccinated for coccidia then you will not need to buy the medicated kind.

Kathy : Dear Gina , a must photo for you to see, gives recycling a different outlook, my little pets love sleeping in a old washing machine. I have just got some ex-battery chickens. They looked very sad when I got them but are giving us some lovely brown eggs. That is not them in the photo. Love your newsletters, wonderful to read and see other peoples pictures and letters.


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Keeping Chickens Newsletter - Published June 2009 by www.Self-Sufficient-Life.com