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Transfer Chicks to Mobile Coop

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How to raise chickens in your own back yard!

What happens here

Access the brooder, which is a Tarter Farm & Ranch 100-gallon galvanized water tank set on rollers. The birds inside are visibly crowded and creating a lot of manure, signaling it's time to move them. Carefully pick up the Cornish Cross chicks from the brooder. The host demonstrates handling a chick, emphasizing how quickly they've grown. Transport the chicks, one by one or in small groups, from the brooder to the mobile coop in the yard. This process helps acclimate them to a cooler environment without supplemental heat.

Goal: Safely move growing chicks from the brooder to the outdoor mobile coop

Tools and materials

  • Baby Chicks — The poultry being raised
  • Rollers — Allowing the brooder tank to be easily moved
  • Sawdust Shavings — Deep litter bedding in the brooder tank