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March 2014

How much does it cost to raise baby chicks to four weeks? About $7 per chick.

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How much does it cost to brood (raise) baby chicks?  The goal of this post is to at least give you the tools to answer that question.  It depends upon a lot of factors that will be unique to your situation, so the answers aren’t specific but are more like estimates.  However, again, you should be able to use the information to figure out how much it costs in your situation.  I have organized it around the things you will need, and I have assumed an order of 25 chicks.

  1. A Brooder: A brooder is just something that you will keep the baby chicks in until they get big enough where they will not need a heat lamp anymore.  This obviously depends upon the weather, but that usually means about four weeks. The above is [continue reading…]