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Chicken math ~ Class syllabus!
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items Everything you need to start and keep your own chicken flock, from hatching them to keeping your chicks alive for years to come! My must haves!
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Hatching chicks!
Happy hens!
Hatching chicks!
I've been hatching chicks for the last 5 years and have definitely spent way more on this hobby than I should have! These are the things that I used regularly, the essentials! Chicken keeping on a budget!
I have 4 of these. They are straightforward to use and easy to clean. I have had great hatch rates!
Nurture Right Egg Incubator
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I have 2 of these, you can fit a small army of chicks in there ✨chicken math✨. Add a small kiddie pool and it's waterproof!
Pop-Up Chicken Brooder Box for 15 Chicks
A kiddie pool and a pop up brooder = no leaky messes.
36" Blue Wading Kiddie Pool
It's affordable and gets the job done!
Tractor Supply Flake Premium Pine Shavings, 8 cu. ft.
Stop the pine flakes!! These pads help prevent the flakes from getting into the waterer and feeder which they most definitely will! Those little fuzzy troublemakers love to kick things around when they get bored!
Brooder Pads for Chicks
Safe and warm and no fire hazard!
Chick Brooder Heating Plate 10x10 with Adjustable Heights
Elevated waterer for the win!
Chick Feeder and Waterer Set
Chicks love to roost!
Chick perch
An important part of chicks' daily nutrition.
Manna Pro Chick Grit Digestive Supplement
Always go for the medicated chick feed. I'm not taking any chances!
Purina Start & Grow Medicated Chick Feed
A quick boost in nutrition that I like to give my newborn chicks.
Sav-A-Chick Electrolyte and Vitamin Supplement
I have lost count of the amount of these I have. I do lose them a lot, oops, but they last and do the job. You can purchase a container or you can just find a jar in your cabinets that fits the feeder like I did
ImPECKables Pink Drinker Base
I honestly have no idea how many of these I have because I'm irresponsible and keep forgetting them all over the farm, but I keep buying them so they must be worth it! You can buy a jar as shown or you can find a jar that fits from your jar collectio...
ImPECKables Blue Feeder Base
While I prefer to salvage a jar from my collection, these come in handy in a pinch. Unfortunately my LGD do think they are their chew toys sometimes!
Pink Transparent Quart Jar
As far as feeders go, as chicks get older this one is my favorite one to upgrade them to. Once they get a bit bigger I upgrade them to the larger feeder, which you can find in the list as well, but in the meantime this size is just right and the adju...
Farm-Tuff 8 lb. Chicken Feeder with Adjustable Legs
Just like the feeder, this is what I use as an intermediate waterer before switching to the larger version, usually when they are full grown.
Farm-Tuff Chicken Drinker with Adjustable Legs, 1 gal.
Happy hens!
My essentials for once those little chicks grow into hens and eventually start laying eggs!
My girls love Nutrena and so do I! I love that it's packed with the nutrients chickens need and also added herbs to boost their immune systems!
Nutrena NatureWise 17% Protein Layer Pellet Poultry Feed
Nutrena is the preferred feed on my farm, I mix the pellets with the crumbles to meet the various needs of the chickens we keep!
Nutrena NatureWise 17% Protein Layer Pellet Poultry Feed
My chickens will come running from miles if they even spot a sliver of this bag of treats. They are obsessed! These are my secret weapon for creating friendly docile chickens from birth!
Eaton Pet & Pasture Premium Grubs, USA Grown Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae, 1 lb.
My girls get oyster shell almost all year round and they especially get this supplemented in the winter! It's an important part of their nutrition and digestion!
Manna Pro Oyster Shell Poultry Treats, 50 lb.
A staple in my coop, especially in the winter months when they don't have access to free ranging!
Manna Pro Poultry Grit with Probiotics, 25 lb.
I always keep this stocked. I like to give this to our chickens during heat waves or when the temperature gets frigid for extra support. This is also my go to for a chicken that is under the weather or not acting like herself.
Rooster Booster Vitamins and Electrolytes with Lactobacillus Poultry Supplement, 8 oz.
I always keep a bottle of this on hand. This is a great option for the sweltering hot days and the extremely cold weather. It contains iron and several other minerals that give them a little boost.
Rooster Booster Poultry Cell Mineral Supplement, 16 oz.
I don't see any chicken musicians emerging in my flock but it's super cute to watch them peck at the keys!
ImPECKables Rainbow Xylophone Toy
This huge beast is perfect for your fully grown hens. They should always have access to water so this is perfect if you are like me and might need to be away for a longer period of time. It usually lasts a few days but I usually change out the water ...
Kerbl Poultry Waterer Bucket 24 Liter
I have a few of these and would recommend getting a few depending on the size of your flock. Chickens go crazy when it's time to eat, at least mine do, and to help prevent them from hurting each other I have several of these throughout their run.
Flock Party 10 lb. Hanging Poultry Feeder
I have a lot of chickens so naturally they need a lot of toys! This is one of the first things I purchased when I set up my first coop, the wrong was one of my favorites!
7PCS Chicken Toys Set: Swing, Ladder, Feeder
These are my favorite nesting pads for my girls! They are long lasting unless you have a naughty hen that likes to tear things apart 😂
Eaton Pet & Pasture Laying Hen Nest Pads
This is a must in the early fall and into the winter when the days are shorter. Chickens will stop laying as the days grow shorter so adding supplemental light will help you keep the eggs rolling in.
Solar Pendant Lights
Chickens like to have fun, too! They are so fun to watch just doing their thing but when they get the hang of a swing it is probably the cutest thing!
Qinfly Arc-Shaped Chicken Swing Perch