Bulletin #2219, Giving Chicks a Good Start (PDF) Updated by Donna Coffin, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Michael Darre, Professor Emeritus of Poultry Science, University of Connecticut By Mahmoud El-Begearmi, Extension Poultry Specialist and H. Michael Opitz, Extension Veterinarian. For information about UMaine Extension programs and resources, visit extension.umaine.edu. Find more of