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#1 amalthea

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:20 PM

I've just been offered some three day old chicks (Bantams) and having never kept chickens before I'm wondering how easy is it to care for such young chicks? Other then chicken coop, run and feed would I need any specialist equipment.

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:25 PM

amalthea, on 10 July 2011 - 08:20 PM, said:

I've just been offered some three day old chicks (Bantams) and having never kept chickens before I'm wondering how easy is it to care for such young chicks? Other then chicken coop, run and feed would I need any specialist equipment.

Thanks

Amalthea

A Top Hat, Tails, a chair and a whip. :wassnnme:

You might need a brood lamp if the temperatures drop.

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:28 PM

hi fella they are easy to keep just make sure they dont get cold (shouldnt be a problem this time of year) keep them in a smallish box/area for a week ish so they dont lose heat get some chick starter crumb or crumed up boiled egg and make sure tey have accsess to water but not to deep or they will drown . i use to get them delivered in the 1000's at under 24hours old

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:29 PM

Mephitis, on 10 July 2011 - 08:25 PM, said:

amalthea, on 10 July 2011 - 08:20 PM, said:

A Top Hat, Tails, a chair and a whip. :wassnnme:

You might need a brood lamp if the temperatures drop.

Excellent. I've just ordered the top hat 'n tails. The whip I have

I'll be keeping them indoors for a couple of weeks so temps should be fine. But I'll get a brood lamp. Steep learning curve around the corner

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:32 PM

farmer boy, on 10 July 2011 - 08:28 PM, said:

Thanks farmer boy, these are miniature bantams so I'm a bit worried cos the chicks will be tiny. I'll keep 'em in the living room for a week or two them acclimatise them to the garden. Will they be fine in a small cardboard box? Any good places to buy chick starter crumb online?

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:33 PM

Edited as you have already mentioned chick crumb. It may be cheaper to get it from an agricultural supplier....failing that ask the person your getting the chicks from if they have a 20kg sack they could sell you.

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:34 PM

just looked up there "needs" list when they were at glasto this year........"seeds .heat lamp , watering ..........." ...............everyone on here can keep em............smiley wink i says wink face.....ws

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:35 PM

hi fella i had 100's of different breeds large and small when i was younger they all need the same things and no they will not be any harder to keep warm as there bantams . not sure wear best to get starter crumb from on line . bantams have more persanality

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:45 PM

I wish I could keep some bantams, not so cool in central london (where I am anyway).

My faves are silkies, a relative has a half dozen, fantastic little things. Pretty & real friendly.

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:48 PM

Thank you guys, three Serama bantams it is. I'll find some agricultural supplier and pick up some starter chick crumb

- BTW I'm in a city with a small garden, hope it works out with the chooks otherwise there's going to be a Sunday roast coming up

Oh and I'm going to try and knock together a chicken coop. Its just a square box (using exterior ply) with a onduline roof from what I can gather right?

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 08:59 PM

b.wild, on 10 July 2011 - 08:45 PM, said:

I wish I could keep some bantams, not so cool in central london (where I am anyway).

My faves are silkies, a relative has a half dozen, fantastic little things. Pretty & real friendly.

I'm in a similar location! I'm hoping it will be cool.

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:03 PM

amalthea, on 10 July 2011 - 08:59 PM, said:

b.wild, on 10 July 2011 - 08:45 PM, said:

I wish I could keep some bantams, not so cool in central london (where I am anyway).

My faves are silkies, a relative has a half dozen, fantastic little things. Pretty & real friendly.

I'm in a similar location! I'm hoping it will be cool.

Fantastic, my biggest worry here would be foxes, plus -no room for a coop.

My missus has been bending my ear for weeks about getting some silkies. :rolleyes:

Best of luck with it Amalthea, fingers crossed for you (& the chicks) :yep:

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 09:25 PM

b.wild, on 10 July 2011 - 09:03 PM, said:

amalthea, on 10 July 2011 - 08:59 PM, said:

b.wild, on 10 July 2011 - 08:45 PM, said:

I wish I could keep some bantams, not so cool in central london (where I am anyway).

My faves are silkies, a relative has a half dozen, fantastic little things. Pretty & real friendly.

I'm in a similar location! I'm hoping it will be cool.

Fantastic, my biggest worry here would be foxes, plus -no room for a coop.

My missus has been bending my ear for weeks about getting some silkies. :rolleyes:

Best of luck with it Amalthea, fingers crossed for you (& the chicks) :yep:

I'm tight on space so I'm building the coop elevated off the ground on a backgarden wall with a run that will run along the wall much like a very long shelf.

I'm using weld mesh to fox proof the run and the coop. Foxes use the top of my back wall as a bit of a highway so it will an interesting challenge. I'm confident I can fox proof it but if it fails then the fox gets a chicken on me! And I'll figure out where I went wrong and strengthen the coop. It will be a good learning experience

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Posted 10 July 2011 - 10:25 PM

This sounds like an interesting journey you are about to embark on.
Hope you make a sort of diary for us all to keep track of.
Nice one

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Posted 11 July 2011 - 08:45 AM

Are they femmed? :wink:

Best of luck with them. I used to keep a few hens but the foxes did seem to get brave after the hunting ban, popped over a six foot fence in the middle of the afternoon (Luckily I saw him and chased him out but I have lost a few hens to foxes in the past) so I couldn't let the dear girls out in the daytime. I gave them to someone with a dog who lived in a garden kennel - that will usually discourage Foxy.

ETA yep bantams will be happy in a permanent run.

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