Your Chicks Arrived: Now What?

Bielefelder chicks arrived in the mail from @McMurrayHatchery earlier than I expected, and both rabbit does kindled the same day, so this turned into a real arrival-day livestock scramble. In this video, I walk through what I do first when mail-order chicks arrive: getting them to water, checking heat, offering chick starter, choosing bedding, watching for pasty butt, adding chick grit, and avoiding too much handling while they settle in. If you’re getting baby chicks from a hatchery or wondering what to do when chicks arrive by mail, this is a simple first-day priority list: water, warmth, feed, bedding, observation, and keeping the brooder calm. At Wineberry Hill, this all happened during peak spring planting season, so this is not a perfect staged tutorial. It’s the real version of bringing chicks home and getting them through the first few days. Visit McMurray here: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/chicks.html Useful links: Chick Waterer: https://amzn.to/4fDojRH Brooder Plate: https://amzn.to/3PWWnxO Chick Feed: https://amzn.to/3Rg3ZvT Chick Grit: https://amzn.to/4urA3LF 00:00 Baby Chicks Arrived Earlier Than Expected 01:15 What to Do First When Chicks Arrive 01:42 Why Baby Chicks Can Be Shipped by Mail 02:04 Give New Chicks Water First 03:27 How to Keep Chick Water Clean 03:51 How to Tell If Chicks Are Warm Enough 04:42 Medicated vs Non-Medicated Chick Starter 05:27 How Much Protein Baby Chicks Need 05:47 When to Add Chick Grit 06:12 Best Bedding for Baby Chicks 06:48 Watch for Pasty Butt and Weak Chicks 07:22 Why You Shouldn’t Over handle Baby Chicks 08:03 Basic Daily Chick Care Routine 09:10 Baby Rabbits Born the Same Day 09:45 How to Support the Channel #BabyChicks #BackyardChickens #ChickCare Join my channel to get member only content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp5_UYDDAKPz7g-EiYrGITw/join