Wednesday, May 24, 2017

How To Raise Chicks: How To Get Hens To Adopt Mail Order or Feed Store Chicks

by Christine M – – this is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest.

Moved the new chicks into my main coop.

If you have ever raised day old chicks from the feed store or by mail order you know that it is a hassle.  You have to monitor them all the time, check the temperature of the brooder and in general be their mommy until they are old enough to go in with the adult birds.  Not to mention heat lamps are notorious for starting fires!

In contrast, a mother hen does all that and more!  She keeps the chicks at a perfect temperature all the time, babysits them to perfection, teaches them how to find food and...

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