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If you are ordering them by mail, where they don't have a mother, you start them out in a brooder with a heat lamp at 90 degrees Fahrenheit. A brooder is a box that is raised off the ground with bedding, water, and food. Water should go in a dispenser which you should be able to buy at the local feed store. For food, medicated chick food works. Avoid feeding babies any other food than the medicated food for risk of dying. After a few weeks, move them into a wired off area big enough for them to grow. You also need a heat lamp in there for a while too. When they are 4-5 weeks old, you can let them out and feed them food scraps.
If the chicks are hatched with a mother, build a chicken wire cage about 6x6 feet. Place the mother and chicks in the cage with a water dispenser and a food dispenser. Use the medicated chick formula.
*(note) When the chicks are in the brooder, here is a life saving tip. Literally. Check the chicks butts for poop that clings on. DON'T PULL IT OFF! GENTLY wipe with a damp cloth until removed. If you choose not to wipe butts the chick could explode. If you pull off the poop, the chicks intestines could get pulled out too.
*If you see signs of chicks pecking on each other, that means move them to a bigger area. If they are still too young, use a red heat lamp to calm them down.
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∙ 13y agoWhat you mean is how do you raise Banty chickens. Bantam chickens are no different than standard size chickens just smaller versions of a breed. They are raised the same way. They can be raised among a flock of standard breed chickens.
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