How to Raise Baby Chicks So They’re Healthy From Day 1 [Podcast]

Learning how to raise baby chicks is pretty easy, but there are somethings you need to be attentive to.   There are some hard and fast rules, and in this podcast we discuss them all. By the end of it, you'll feel ready to bring chicks home and start them off successfully.   I love chick season, and each year I try to add another breed to my ever-expanding flock (although at this point, we're getting so many eggs, I don't know what to do with them all!)   (If you're interested in learning how to naturally raise a sustainable flock of chickens, I can help. Check out my latest e-book, Chickens: Naturally Raising A Sustainable Flock available now on Amazon!)   I have some pretty strong opinions about what baby chicks should eat, as well as how many should be in a brooder, but it's not arbitrary - they're best practices based on my own experience and research.     In this podcast...   You'll learn: How many chicks should really be kept in a brooder What feed is best (and how to decide which is best for your flock) Why I hate red heat lamps What you should put in their water as soon as you get them home (it will reduce your death rates) // READ NEXT: HOW TO HATCH CHICKEN EGGS Transcript Hi there, and welcome to session 21 of What the Cluck?!, a podcast devoted to keeping chickens for fun and self-sufficiency. I’m Maat from FrugalChicken, and in this episode we’ll talk about the how to raise baby chicks, including the basics of what you need to know.   So, we’re going to cover feed options, brooders, necessary equipment, temperature, and lots of other stuff to get your chicks started on the right foot.   This will be a valuable episode that’s full of advice you can use today. Just as a reminder, you can get this episodes show notes at TheFrugalChicken.com/Podcast21, that’s podcast with the numbers 2 and 1.   So stay with me!   When it comes to how to raise baby chicks there are some things you need to make sure you have on hand as well a