Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome to Raising Chicks 101!
  2. 2

    • Brooder Basics Overview

    • Brooder Space Requirements Activity

    • Brooder Basics Knowledge Check
  3. 3

    • Heat Source Options

    • Heat Requirements Knowledge Check
  4. 4

    • Brooder Bedding Options

    • Cleaning the Brooder

    • Brooder Bedding & Cleaning Knowledge Check
  5. 5

    • Watering Chicks

    • Feeding Chicks

    • Feeding and Watering Chicks Knowledge Check
  6. 6

    • Growing Up and Feathering Out

    • Determining the Sex of Chicks

    • Chick Growth and Development Knowledge Check
  7. 7

    • Common Chick Behavior

    • Behavior Issue – Picking

    • Which of the following are triggers for picking? (Select all that apply)
  8. 8

    • Health Indicators

    • Contagious Diseases

    • Contagious Diseases Knowledge Check

    • Environmental Illnesses and Issues

    • Environmental Issues and Illnesses Knowledge Check
  9. 9

    • Graduating from the Brooder to the Coop

    • Integrating Chicks into an Existing Flock

    • Graduating from the Brooder Knowledge Check