Your birds could have been in transit up to 48 hours
depending where you live. They will be thirsty. We recommend that the drinking
water is cooler than the air temp., for the following reasons: If the water is
very warm the birds do not realize that they will get wet and cold so they stand
in it and get soaked this can lead to a disastrous pile up. Monitor the birds
closely. It takes 2-3 hours for the birds to adjust to the brooder house
temperature. How they appear when you first set them out may change drastically
in this time period. Again monitor closely. If your birds appear chilled don't
put them directly in the brooder house warm them in their box in your home under
a heat lamp until they appear comfortable. Ensure that they have anti-biotics or
an electrolyte/multi-vitamin in their water for the first 5 days. Meat birds
will particularly benefit, from this. In addition you may chose to use clean 2.5
dozen fibre egg flats for the chicks to drink from for the first 12-24 hours.
These small cups provide the chicks a large water area without getting soaked.
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