{"id":108383,"date":"2024-03-26T03:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T07:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/?p=108383"},"modified":"2024-03-28T16:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T20:12:30","slug":"5-things-to-do-if-you-receive-easter-chicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/5-things-to-do-if-you-receive-easter-chicks\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do With Baby Chicks After Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What to do with baby chicks after Easter is a yearly question as spring brings baby chicks and Easter&#8230;and sometimes, the two turn up together. Although many breeders and farm-supply stores halt the purchase of peeps just before the spring holidays, not everyone respects the philosophy that chicks\u2014and ducklings and baby bunnies\u2014are <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/jacksonco\/2015\/03\/30\/easter-chicks-bunnies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not gifts to be given on Easter<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a result, there are always well-meaning relatives who arrive for Easter brunch with a basket of peeping baby poultry in tow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Should a kind-hearted but misguided soul present your family with a gift of Easter chicks, follow these five steps to ensure these infants\u2019 health and well-being.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Shelter<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Active babies need a safe place to roam and call home, even temporarily. Find a large cardboard box, a storage tote or a high-sided basket to serve as a brooder. Line the bottom with an old towel or rags. If you have pine shavings or straw, use these. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Never use newsprint, as its slick surface can lead to leg development issues. Place this makeshift brooder in the warmest, least drafty part of your house. If you have a portable heater of any sort, set it as close as possible to the brooder, since newborn chicks require a constant temperature of 95\u00b0F their first week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be sure to keep your pets away from the brooder. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/getting-started-brooder-tips-for-baby-chicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out these brooder tips for baby chicks!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Nourishment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use your most shallow saucer to offer the chicks water. Use pea gravel or marbles in the dish to help prevent accidental drownings. As for food, mash-up unseasoned hard-boiled eggs and serve them in a shallow container. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Newly hatched chicks can go up to two to three days without eating, but older chicks will require food a couple of times per day. Finely chopped oatmeal can be mixed in with the mashed egg to extend the food. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3. Rehoming<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are unable or unwilling to keep the chicks, you\u2019ll need to find them a new home as swiftly as possible to avoid the expense of outfitting a proper brooder. If your neighborhood or town has a community bulletin board\u2014actual or virtual\u2014post about the chicks there and include a photo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contact your local feed shop or farm supply store to see if they can recommend nearby farms that might be interested in adopting the chicks. Petting farms and animal sanctuaries are other options to consider. Check with your friends, too. You never know if one or more of them might be thinking about starting a backyard flock. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/warm-your-baby-chicks-without-dangerous-heat-lamps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how you can warm your baby chicks without using heat lamps.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5. When All Options Fail<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you cannot find anyone to adopt your Easter chicks, don\u2019t despair. Call your local Humane Society. Some locations will take in chicks. Others may have a database of organizations, farms and individuals who can accept the birds. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may also consider taking a long drive around your closest rural or agricultural areas, looking for small farms with Fresh Eggs signs. Approach these flock owners and explain your situation. With luck, your chicks will have a new home soon. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6. Your Own Microflock<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The gift of backyard chicks might be fortuitous if you already keep chickens or are looking at starting a flock of your own. You\u2019ll still need to outfit a brooder correctly for your Easter peeps, but the time and energy you would have spent trying to find them a home can now be spent on raising your little ones and watching them grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">This article about what to do with chicks after easter was written for Chickens magazine online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/subscribe-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to subscribe.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Things To Do If Easter Chicks Weren&#8217;t On Your List<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":118651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,10726,10458,10725,10728,10456],"tags":[654,2046,11373],"class_list":["post-108383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals","category-chickens-101","category-farm-garden","category-flock-talk","category-health-and-nutrition","category-poultry","tag-chickens","tag-chicks","tag-easter-chicks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What To Do With Baby Chicks After Easter - Hobby Farms<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What to do with baby chicks after Easter is a yearly question as spring brings baby chicks and Easter. 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