Nurturing Healthy Growth From Day One
Give your little ones the very best start with our Flockfolk Gentle Beginnings Collection! This unique set of three ultra-gentle herbal tea blends is specifically formulated to support the crucial early weeks of chick development. Designed to encourage hydration, promote healthy digestion, and foster overall vitality, our Gentle Beginnings Collection helps your peeping flock grow strong, vibrant, and resilient right from the brooder.
Tailored for Chicks: Formulated with ultra-gentle herbs for young, developing systems (0-10 weeks).
Comprehensive Early Support: Addresses key needs like hydration, digestion, growth, and comforting during brooder life.
Embraces Herbal Rotation: Provides varied benefits, maximizing efficacy in delicate systems.
Encourages Vital Hydration: Mild, appealing flavors promote early and consistent water intake.
Easy to Use: Convenient tea bags simply steep and dilute into chick waterers.
Human-Grade Ingredients: Crafted with the highest quality herbs for peace of mind.
Brooder Bloom Blend Tea Bags (10x)
Purpose: Gentle herbal support for young chicks to encourage hydration, promote healthy digestion, and support overall vitality.
Key Herbs: Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Oatstraw, Calendula.
Why it works: Ultra-gentle, known for soothing and calming properties, beneficial for new chicks adjusting to a brooder. Helps maintain digestive comfort.
Chick Start & Grow Tea Bags (10x)
Purpose: A nutritive herbal blend to support strong bone development, healthy feather growth, and vibrant energy in growing chicks.
Key Herbs: Alfalfa, Rosehips, Nettle, Fenugreek.
Why it works: Alfalfa and Nettle provide rich minerals for growth. Rosehips offer Vitamin C for developing immunity. Fenugreek aids digestion and can gently stimulate appetite.
Happy Little Peepers Tea Bags (10x)
Purpose: A soothing and digestive herbal blend designed to calm mild brooder stress, support gut comfort, and maintain healthy appetite in chicks.
Key Herbs: Chamomile, Lemon Verbena, Spearmint, Catnip.
Why it works: Chamomile offers gentle calming and digestive support. Lemon Verbena and Spearmint provide mild, fresh aromatics and aid digestion. Catnip naturally provides gentle calming properties and mild digestive comfort.
Prepare: Place one (1) tea bag from any blend in your kit into a clean, heat-safe container (e.g., a mug or small Mason jar).
Steep: Pour 1 cup (8 oz) of freshly boiled water over the tea bag. Cover the container and let steep for 15-20 minutes, or until the tea has fully cooled to room temperature.
Pro Tip: Ensure the tea is completely cool before diluting.
Dilute & Serve: This 1-cup concentrate is designed to make up to 2 Liters (approx. 2 quarts) of chick tea, depending on your waterer size.
For a 1-Liter Chick Waterer: Pour the entire 1-cup cooled concentrate into the 1-Liter waterer. Fill the rest of the waterer with fresh, cool water to the 1-Liter mark.
For a 2-Liter Chick Waterer: Pour the entire 1-cup cooled concentrate into the 2-Liter waterer. Fill the rest of the waterer with fresh, cool water to the 2-Liter mark. (This will create a more diluted tea, which is perfectly safe and still beneficial).
For a Smaller Waterer (e.g., 0.5 Liter / 1/2 quart): Use ½ cup of the concentrate and fill the rest with fresh, cool water. Discard the remaining ½ cup concentrate or save it for up to 24 hours in the fridge for a second waterer.
Always provide a second waterer containing only plain, fresh water. This is crucial for consistent hydration and ensures your chicks always have an option, especially if unsure about new flavors.
Space-Saving Tip for Limited Brooder Space: If you have limited space for two waterers, consider rotating them. Offer the Gentle Beginnings Collection tea in one waterer for a period of 4-6 hours during the day, then remove it and replace with a waterer containing only plain, fresh water for the remainder of the day. This ensures your chicks regularly receive both the benefits of the blend and continuous access to essential plain water.
Serve the herbal tea fresh each day. Discard any unused portion after 24 hours to ensure optimal freshness and prevent bacterial growth, which is especially important for young chicks.
Clean your waterers thoroughly between uses.
The true power of this kit for your chicks lies in the consistent application of herbal rotation! Just like varied nutrition is crucial for rapid growth, varied herbal support ensures comprehensive, ongoing wellness benefits adapted to their delicate stage.
We recommend serving these ultra-gentle teas from your Gentle Beginnings Collection daily, as a primary water source rotating with plain water.
Rotate daily among the three distinct blends included in your kit (Brooder Bloom, Chick Start & Grow, Happy Little Peepers). For example, give Blend A on Day 1, Blend B on Day 2, Blend C on Day 3, then cycle back. This provides Varied benefits throughout their rapid growth phase.
Your flock's safety and well-being are our highest priority. Please read the following carefully.
Quality Commitment: We are dedicated to providing the highest standard of animal wellness products. We craft our blends with high-quality, human-grade ingredients sourced with integrity to ensure your animals receive the very best.
Intended Use: This product is intended for supportive use only in poultry and is not a substitute for a balanced diet, proper husbandry, or professional veterinary care. It is designed to complement your existing care routine.
FDA Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Veterinary Consultation & Precautions: Results may vary. Always observe your chicks closely. If your chicks show any signs of illness, distress, or unusual behavior (including weakness, lethargy, or loss of appetite), discontinue use immediately and consult an avian veterinarian.
Do not use this product as a replacement for necessary medical attention. As chicks are delicate, always adhere to recommended dosages and monitor closely if introducing any supplements.
Safety: For animal use only. Keep out of reach of children and other pets for whom this product is not intended.
Storage: To maintain the potency and freshness of your dry tea bags, store them in their original packaging, in a cool, dark, and dry place, away from moisture and direct sunlight.
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This kit is formulated for young chicks from hatch up to 8-10 weeks of age, during their crucial time in the brooder.
Yes, all blends in this kit use ultra-gentle, chick-safe herbs and are designed to be safe for newly hatched chicks from their very first day (once they've had initial access to plain water). Their mild flavors encourage early hydration and support delicate systems.
For consistent early support and a varied nutritional profile, we recommend serving these teas daily, rotating among the three different blends in your kit. Ensure fresh tea is made daily and waterers are kept clean.
The Gentle Beginnings Collection provides a spectrum of gentle calming and digestive support herbs (like Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena, Spearmint, Catnip) that can help soothe chicks adjusting to a new environment after shipping or initial brooder placement. Encouraging hydration with pleasant-tasting teas is also crucial during this stressful time.
No, the Gentle Beginnings Collection provides supportive herbal supplements, not a food replacement. Chickens, especially young chicks, will still need a high-quality chick-starter feed appropriate for their age. This kit is designed to complement their diet and care.
Yes! The gentle and nutritive herbs in our Flockfolk Gentle Beginnings Collection are generally safe and beneficial for young ducklings and turkey poults transitioning to life in the brooder. Just like chicks, ducklings and poults will benefit from the hydration encouragement, digestive support, and calming properties. Always ensure they have access to plain water alongside the herbal tea, and observe all birds closely.
We are committed to quality and transparency. We carefully source our herbs from reputable suppliers who adhere to strict quality control standards. All of our herbs are human-grade and ethically sourced. We prioritize organic and sustainably harvested options whenever possible to ensure purity and potency. Our mission is to bring you the best nature has to offer for your beloved flock.