The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  food and water?          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message estelle Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 204 Location: oxfordshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:04 pm    Post subject: food and water? ok so i have chicks, when do they need food and water Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:05 pm    Post subject: Water straight away......food 12-24 hours later !!! Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5018 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:05 pm    Post subject: They can stay in the bator for the first 24 hours without eiterh Estelle. So don't panic before tomorrow! Have you got your brooder set up and warm? Back to top estelle Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 204 Location: oxfordshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:08 pm    Post subject: well which is it you 2???? husband is on the case of the brooder as we type Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:10 pm    Post subject: I meant when they come out of the inc ! Water straight away !!! Back to top estelle Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 204 Location: oxfordshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:11 pm    Post subject: so...... they can stay in the incubator until tommorow first thing, then they go in the brooder with water, then food tommorow night, is that right? Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:11 pm    Post subject: When mine came out of the incubator they got water and food, but then they had stayed in there for the first day, so knobby was actual over a day old at the time Though they were trying to drink out of the water trough in the incubator Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 12:12 pm    Post subject: I would take them out of the inc later today ! Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5018 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 1:18 pm    Post subject: In all honesty I have never left them for 24 hours in the bator - although I know you can - can't resist them that long! I would make food an water available to them in teh brooder - we always dip their beaks in the water when putting them in so they know what it is and where to find it. For the first few days we put marbles in the water too so it is not too deep - they drink from the gaps. My brooder for new chicks is a plastic toy box with a desk lamp for heat and paper towels on the bottom - doesn't have to be fancy. Back to top Gina Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 3:28 pm    Post subject: yep...they just need to stay in the incubator till they are dry and fluffy then into brooder with food and water. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group