Zoo, My H use to do this to me! Not anymore. I am free to do what I want, when I want! Now either H has to take care of hatching and chicks or someone else is. If someone else is, they will "see" and think the same as I did, why am I left holding the bag.
Little chicks are a lot of work~ they eat, drink and poop! So you are either watering, feeding or changing their papers! Do you have a pen or housing ready for them? I have a little building and take drop cords out to the building and put a lamp on them. I usually keep them in the house for about a month so I can keep a close eye on them. Then outside to the pen! I had a pen last year that had wiring in the bottom; the small squares, kind; use it on rabbit pen bottoms. And then I moved the pen around when the crap got too high! I also had some boards they could stand on. Got a hugh waterer and only had to fill it every other day. Also put the feed in 2 qt jars and screwed a feeder on the bottom; automatic feeder! Anything to make it easier for me! LOL.
Which reminds me, i need to work on the building and get my laying hens out of the other pens. My work is never done!
