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Caring For Chicks

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  • Week 1: Fluffy Beginnings: Congratulations on your new chicks! This week's guide covers the essentials of setting up their brooder, focusing on providing the correct temperature with a heat lamp, offering high-quality chick starter feed, and ensuring they have easy access to clean water. We'll help you create a safe and warm start for your little flock.

  • Week 2: Growing and Active: Week two sees your chicks growing quickly and becoming more active. Discover how to expand their brooder space and adjust the temperature. We'll continue with the chick starter feed and ensure they have ample access to fresh water as they explore their surroundings.

  • Week 3: Developing Feathers: As your chicks enter week three, they'll start developing their first real feathers. This page details how to further adjust their brooder environment, potentially introducing short periods of supervised outdoor time in favorable weather. We'll also guide you on transitioning to a chick grower feed and providing coarser grit.

  • Week 4: Ready to Explore: Week four marks a stage where your chicks are becoming more independent and their feathering is well underway. Learn about providing more space, potentially reducing or discontinuing supplemental heat during the day, and gradually increasing their outdoor time in a secure area.

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Caring For Quail

  • Week 1: Tiny Beginnings: Welcome to week one! This page covers the essential care for your newly hatched quail keets. Learn about creating the ideal brooder environment, focusing on crucial warmth, proper feeding with high-protein starter, and ensuring access to safe water to give your tiny birds the best start.

  • Week 2: Growing Fast: Week two marks a period of rapid growth for your quail keets. Discover how to adjust their brooder setup, including temperature and space. We'll guide you on continuing their starter feed and ensuring they have access to clean water as they become more active.

  • Week 3: Developing Feathers: As your quail keets enter week three, you'll notice more feather development. This page details how to further adjust their environment, potentially introducing short, supervised outdoor time in warm weather. We'll also discuss transitioning to a grower feed and providing coarser grit.

  • Week 4: Almost Grown: Week four sees your quail keets becoming increasingly independent and developing their flight feathers. Learn about providing more space, potentially discontinuing supplemental heat during the day, and ensuring their outdoor pen is secure as they become capable of flight.

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Caring For Ducklings

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  • Week 1: Downy Arrivals: Welcome your fluffy new ducklings! This week's guide covers setting up their initial brooder, focusing on providing the right temperature with a heat lamp, offering nutritious chick starter feed, and ensuring they have shallow, safe access to water. We'll help you create a comfortable and secure environment for their first few days.

  • Week 2: Exploring and Growing: Week two is all about growth and exploration for your ducklings. Discover how to increase their brooder space and adjust the temperature. We'll continue with the chick starter feed and introduce the possibility of very short, supervised water play to satisfy their natural instincts.

  • Week 3: Feathering Out: As your ducklings enter week three, they'll start developing their first real feathers. This page guides you on further adjusting their brooder, potentially introducing longer supervised water sessions, and transitioning to a duck starter/grower feed. We'll also discuss the beginnings of outdoor exploration in warm weather.

  • Week 4: Heading Towards Independence: Week four marks a significant stage as your ducklings become more robust and their waterproofing develops. Learn about providing ample space, potentially reducing or eliminating daytime heat, and increasing their outdoor time and access to water for swimming under supervision.

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