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The first one I brought in to hatch..remember these Lisa? 

 foot still swollen, but thinking this is a girl already..can't tell with it scooting on it's butt. I call the walk they so sometimes the paddle walk.Sit on their butts, and paddle their little feet.  Too cute. It was screaming at me.

The polish Casa's picture inspired

The sebrights the boss said I needed

And the kiddos old english

For a grand total of 32 birds now.

Henry and Snape are finally getting along and no pecking of tail feathers

 

Edited by slvrphoenix - 3/16/12 at 5:54pm

Svlr...those are just darling!   Sounds like you "listen" really well when someone speaks up on a good subject.    Some for you, some for the boss, and some for the kiddos.  Way to go.  What colors are those Polish? Are they blue..or..?

Think they called them golden laced.

Phoenix---that polish is the cutest thing EVER!!! It totally has a beard----looks like the old five o'clock shadow..needs a shave. Love it. Now I want that color lol. So so so cute. Glad to hear Henree and Snape have called a truce. Maybe the change of scenery freaked 'em out and they decided to be allies. That is good to hear! Love the other chicks too...so cute.

Cynthia--those EE's are too cute. What caused the foot swelling...is that common?

Not really swelling I guess..but they come out with puffy feet, like a newborn baby (ours) comes out all puffy and swollen.  Not sure anyone else has noticed that about the feet when they first hatch.  Some are more so than others.  The puffiness goes down after a while. 

 

 A Golden Laced Polish..that's going to be pretty.   I think it looks like it has a mask on..the bandit mask!  

omg the polish is the chick version of mr t!

 

     I saw the attitude just didn't see Mr T till now

Small question for the group. I have read many conflicting thing about feeding chickens. 0-6weeks starter 6-16weeks grower 16weeks on layer foods. Another source say 0-8 week starter 8-first lay grower then layer food. Even another say 0-10weeks starter 10-20weeks grower 20weeks on layer food.  I did find source that said 0-till they are out of brooder and outside starter then grower to first lay then layer.

So what have many of you been doing?  We are at the 6 week mark and I had planed to put then in their coop and outside in 2 more weeks.

Any and all ideas will be useful.

Hopefully someone better comes along to answer I used to do the last one you listed. Now do to being cheap  I use starter till i get them out in the coop then it is just the layer. I am feeding the older girls.