What do you feed a baby chicken?

Question

I'm getting a baby chicken from a farm and I don't to know what to feed it . Does the farm have the food? Do I need an incubator if I am only getting 1 chicken, if so where do I get an incubator? Where do i get the chicken cot?

Answer 1

KFC

Answer 2

did you ask the person you are getting the chicken from?

Answer 3

chicken feed! remeber grit is good for them nya! dont give the babyz medicated cuz the babyz die though

Answer 4

Go to your local feed store, they should have "chick feed." At the feed store there should be chick feeders, which are basically tin bowls with lids that have holes in them. Also ask about water dispensers (i think they are called.) You might not need an incubator, but mabe just a heat lamp, since it is all by its self. As for the cot, since it is only one chicken, a small dog house with straw should do. As long as you do regular straw changings, that is. Well, good luck with your chic!

Answer 5

Food: "If you don't have chick starter feed yet, you can feed them for a day or two on instant oatmeal, flaked infant cereal, or other whole-grain cereals. You can put whole grains (rice, wheat, barley, old-fashioned oats, anything) into the blender and blend them slightly. Do not blend completely to a powder --- the feed should have some "grits" in it. Leave the feed with them all the time --- they will stop eating when they have had enough." (lionsgrip.com)

No need for an incubator, do this:

The first thing you will want to do is make a box for your chicks to stay warm in. You can use a hanging light bulb with a wire cage around it (from the hardware store), or perhaps a heating pad enclosed in a rubber cover of some kind. Perhaps an old aquarium will work, if it has a good warm light in the top.

If it is very cold outside, you will have to figure out how to keep their box very warm inside. Sheets of styofoam all around every side of the box makes good insulation. Or perhaps use a large ice chest. Small openings for air are all they need. They will eat styrofoam if you let them, so don't use it where they can get it.

A little key-ring thermometer hanging in the box will let you check the temperature easily.

Put a piece of 1/2 inch dowling, or a good stick, in for a roost --- they will quickly learn how to get onto it.

Line their warming box with DRY LEAVES, if you have some. Or saw dust, or shredded dry paper. They love to root around in "litter". Put in a large cement block or a thick, heavy piece of wood to keep their waterer and food dish on, up out of the litter. If you have lots of dry leaves, you can just keep adding more dry leaves as they compact down --- you don't have to empty the box for days or weeks, since the dry leaves keep the p**p dry and covered up.

Throw in some grit --- they will find it.

Answer 6

Food: "If you don't have chick starter feed yet, you can feed them for a day or two on instant oatmeal, flaked infant cereal, or other whole-grain cereals. You can put whole grains (rice, wheat, barley, old-fashioned oats, anything) into the blender and blend them slightly. Do not blend completely to a powder --- the feed should have some "grits" in it. Leave the feed with them all the time --- they will stop eating when they have had enough." (lionsgrip.com)

No need for an incubator, do this:

The first thing you will want to do is make a box for your chicks to stay warm in. You can use a hanging light bulb with a wire cage around it (from the hardware store), or perhaps a heating pad enclosed in a rubber cover of some kind. Perhaps an old aquarium will work, if it has a good warm light in the top.

If it is very cold outside, you will have to figure out how to keep their box very warm inside. Sheets of styofoam all around every side of the box makes good insulation. Or perhaps use a large ice chest. Small openings for air are all they need. They will eat styrofoam if you let them, so don't use it where they can get it.

A little key-ring thermometer hanging in the box will let you check the temperature easily.

Put a piece of 1/2 inch dowling, or a good stick, in for a roost --- they will quickly learn how to get onto it.

Line their warming box with DRY LEAVES, if you have some. Or saw dust, or shredded dry paper. They love to root around in "litter". Put in a large cement block or a thick, heavy piece of wood to keep their waterer and food dish on, up out of the litter. If you have lots of dry leaves, you can just keep adding more dry leaves as they compact down --- you don't have to empty the box for days or weeks, since the dry leaves keep the p**p dry and covered up.

Throw in some grit --- they will find it.

That's it! You're on your way to being a real Chicken Farmer.

(lionsgrip.com)

Answer 7

1st question: the farm probably has food that you can buy of them.

2nd question: no you don't need an incubator if its already hatched you only need one to hach eggs.

3rd question: thay will have chikin pens at pet shops.

Answer 8

You need to got to a Tractor Supply Store. Thye have the feed htey need. Its Chick Starter. You feed htem this untl they are 4 months old. They can then eat scratch corn, also found at Tractor Supply. Feed them as often. If they have no food in bowel fill it up. It should last a while thought since you got one. I recommend getting two though. Keep each other company. They are much happier.

Some fams may have the food, but unlikly. They mostly just have feed for adults. Just go to Tractor Supply or a local farm store. Somewhere that has stuff  for livestock and such.

You dont need an incubator. You wouldnt need one. Whey would you? You only have one. If you get a hen that lays eggs they wont be able to produce a chick. Only if you have a rooster and a hen. If you want chicks to keep or sell then get an incuabtor but also get a hen and a rooster to produce offspring. If you get 2 the hen should go setting, depending on the breed of chicken. Also, homemade incuabtors have a low hatch rate and dont work properly. So to make sure that they have a high hatch rate, get the incubator from tractor supply

"Where do I get the chicken cot" ??? I dont understand. But you need a Coop. Somewhere that has a safe place so that the chcik doesnt get killed by raccoons, cyotes, or hawks. It needs to have a roof. Or you can get a fenced in area and bring it in at night. Weather in house or garage. The chcik needs to stay inside in a cage or some sort of brooder of some sort. A lil dogcage works fine or a clear toat. cedar shavings or newspaper bedding is fine.

*** I really, really recommend getting 2. They keep each other comfort expecially durrong the winter weathers.***

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