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Raising Chicks

Learn how to take care of baby chicks, with tips on brooders, food, coop prep, breed selection and more.

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    Raising Baby Chicks 101: The Best Beginner’s Guide

  • Four chicks are inside their plastic tote brooder. Three of them are standing on small roosts made of a tree limb and a piece of cut lumber. The fourth chick is standing just behind them in the corner of the brooder.

    How to Set Up a Chick Brooder: Temperature Chart and Supplies

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  • Four chickens surround a blue bowl full of chopped frozen strawberries.

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  • The Top 18 Chicken Breeds for Your Backyard Flock

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