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What you'll need to know before you bring your chickens home.
1. When you first bring chicks home temperature is very important. Temperature should be a draft free 92-95 degrees Fahrenheit this can be achieved with heat lamps. There are all kinds of ways to host your new chicks before they get their feathers and can keep warm on their own. Some people use old kiddie pools, some have brooder boxes but as long as temperature is controlled and there is some shavings down to maintain cleanliness the look of it doesn't matter.
2. Chicks need water in a shallow waterer.
3. Food- you will need a chicken feeder there are different types, round ones or long ones your choice really. You will also need feed. At Purity, we offer 2 different lines of Hi Pro feeds. But the first 10 days your chicks should have a 23% protein to start. They can then graduate to a lower protein crumble at about 10 days old till about 6 weeks.
3. When your chickens have feathers and the temperature outside is warmer you'll need a coop. It doesn't need to be anything fancy but your birds will need to be kept safe from predators, pests and the elements. They will need roosts where they can perch a night when you make that transition.
4. Space to run so they can scratch and dust bathe.
5. They will need some kind of nesting boxes to when they are ready to lay their eggs in (1 box for every 4 hens).
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