Raising Chicks
Everything you need to raise healthy baby chicks: brooder setup and temperature, feeding, common problems like pasty butt, sexing, hatching eggs, and moving chicks outside to join the flock.
How to Raise Baby Chicks
A complete beginner's walkthrough: brooder setup, temperature, feed, water, daily care, and exactly when to move chicks outside.
Read guide →Chick Brooder Setup Guide
Build a safe, warm brooder: the best container, bedding, heat source, feeders, waterers, space, and cover for healthy chicks.
Read guide →Brooder Temperature Guide
Week-by-week temperature chart starting at 95F and dropping 5F per week, plus how to read chick behavior and pick a heat source.
Read guide →What to Feed Baby Chicks
Chick starter feed, medicated vs non-medicated, grit, water, safe treats, and when to switch to grower feed.
Read guide →Pasty Butt in Chicks
How to spot, safely treat, and prevent this common and dangerous blockage in baby chicks during their first weeks.
Read guide →When to Move Chicks Outside
A transition timeline based on feathering and weather, plus how to harden chicks off and prepare the outdoor coop.
Read guide →Integrating Chicks With the Flock
Safely introduce young birds to an established flock using the see-but-no-touch method and a calm, gradual timeline.
Read guide →How to Sex Chicks
How chick sexing works, from vent sexing to sex-link and auto-sexing breeds, plus the early signs of a rooster.
Read guide →Ordering Chicks vs. Hatching
Compare cost, effort, breed choice, and results to decide whether to buy day-old chicks or hatch your own eggs.
Read guide →Hatching Eggs and Incubation
The 21-day incubation process step by step: temperature, humidity, turning, candling, lockdown, and hatch day.
Read guide →Backyard Chicken Keepers Planner
10 printable worksheets to track your flock's health, eggs, feed, and coop care.
Get the Planner for $39