Prepare for the Arrival of New Chicks

There are few days more exciting each year than the day your new chicks arrive. The good news is that day likely isn't too far away for you. In fact, Cackle Hatchery's first ship date of the season, Feb. 5, is rapidly approaching!

While the day your new chicks arrive is exciting, it can also be stressful, especially if you're relatively new to chick care. But don't worry! Cackle Hatchery is here with all the tips, advice, and information you need to ensure you're ready to care for healthy and happy chickens (or any other type of poultry we sell).

Our chick care instruction page is incredibly thorough, covering everything from the first day to beyond four weeks. Here's the table of contents, complete with hyperlinks to the section in question. If you're looking to learn more about any of these specific areas, just click and read on. Of course, it's not a bad idea to just read it all the way through before your chicks arrive.

1. Arrival

   1. First Day Instructions

   2. Heating

   3. Feed

   4. Water

   5. Special Situations After the Chicks Arrive

   6. Litter

   7. Picking

2. After 4 Weeks

3. Baby Turkeys & Peafowl

4. Ducks & Goslings

5. Quail, Pheasants & Guineas

6. Safe Handling of Poultry

7. Samples of Brooding Chicks

8. The Doctor is In!

9. Poultry Diseases/Sickness and Treatments/Management

10. Fast Tips for Mail Ordered Chicks that may have had a stressful trip

11. Session with the Chicken Doctor

Here at Cackle Hatchery, we offer you guidance and advice in addition to the new baby chicks. Check out our blog, where you can find even more information on a variety of poultry-related subjects. And if you haven't ordered your new chicks yet for this year, here are our new breeds available in 2025!