chicks 2 weeks

Hi! I just brought home 3 chicks today! They are approximately 2 weeks old. I’m sure I’ll have a lot of questions as I go along and figure all of this out but first question is on temperature! I live in Charlotte, NC and it’s already starting to get toasty here. My plan is to keep them in the...

Hi there! We have 27 red sex links and some new unidentified ducklings. In may we will be getting our lavender orpingtons delivered. We are very new to backyard chickens and hoping to learn a lot here!

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Hello, yes I am brand new to chickens. I have always wanted to get some, and I FINALLY convinced my husband to say okay!! LOL (2) How many chickens do you have right now? My first batch of 18 chicks hatched on June 5, 2023, so...

Hello! I recently bought 20 Americaunas, and two appear to have some sort of disease. The first one has full paralysis in her legs, but she's still chipper and eats/drinks/poops normally. The second one is the same, but instead of having fully paralysed legs, he... walks backwards?? Video...

My Barred Rocks are 2 and a half weeks old. And boy are they growing fast! I been using a heating plate and an addition heat source keeping the area around 80 degrees in the shed. I am surprised how fast they are feathering out! Anyone else notice how fast they grow?! This is my 3 set of...

Today Our outside Temprature is in the 80s. Inside it is 85 and it is still a little hot. I noticed one of my chicks has began limping. Now i noticed that this happened in their first week (they are two weeks old now) because they ran too hot. She still eats and she has drank once i came back...

So these two are about 2 weeks old. I know it is still super early, but wanted to get some feedback. I have ordered a roo just in case both of these are pullets and the roo chick is set to come the first week in April. So here is my observation qt. Between these two, their wing development is...

Good morning, I have (4) two week old bantam chicks, and tomorrow I am receiving (6) day old polish chicks. Will they be okay to put together in the same brooder? The 2 week bantams are feisty. Any tips?

Hi! I am brand new to chicken raising, I have 4 Mille fleur d’uccles and 1 that I think might be an Easter egger (the saleswoman at TSC said they were all silkies, they are not 😂) they are 15 days old. We live in Florida and it’s been about 85 degrees here, and I’ve been bringing the chicks...

Hello there! I have recently incubated and hatched 5 silkie babies who are now a very rambunctious 2 weeks old. They are doing a lot of stretching of their wings and freaking each other out so I decided to double the size of their brooder. However now they seem to not be able to find the heat...

Hey there, I'm usually a lurker on these foruma but I am becoming a first time poster because I've come across an odd situation with one of my new chicks. I ordered four day old chicks for one of my hens to surrogate mother, they are currently 11 days old. The hen accepted all of them...

I have to share my foster flock story. I incubated, watched them hatch, and have come to love them. They got a taste of grass and sunshine for the first time yesterday, love dried mealworms, and are terrified of earthworms. They’ll be going to my friend’s farm in about 4 weeks, so I’ll be able...

please help me, my 2 week old Rhode Island Red chicken is limping on one foot. The foot the chick is not using is always clamped and closed and also has some kind of black dots! i can not tell if it’s a boy or a girl I think girl considering it’s fur is uneven and a little Chucky, this chick has...

I uploaded a video of the chicks and their new home. If anyone would like to check it out.

Just picked up the last of the chicks I'm raising from tsc! The smaller ones are 3 Americanas (idk how to spell it) and 2 welsummers and the big ones are polish/appenzeller assorted (might just be polish) I'm curious to know how many of you are raising polish this year ! (And maybe some photos? 😉)

Hi there! I just got my first order of chicks 2 weeks ago from Meyer and they’re already so big! Very excited for my first flock, and have some pics to share. I have 8 chicks: 2 black australorps, 2 blue ameraucana, 1 black copper marans, 1 green queen EE, 1 welsummer, and 1 blue laced red...

Is this a lot of feathers for a two week old silkie chick?

It was so cute! They were so happy! I have a 6 mo German wirehaired pointer and BOY she had murder on the brain when she saw the chicks (we took her out on leash). I think we will have to have her inside when the chicks eventually get their free range time! A question while I have your...

Hi everyone so, my chicks are 2 weeks old and I have school so no one is home, they have water and food and a warm bed bit to sleep in with a hot water bottle, will they be okay till I finish around 2:45? I left at 8:00