First Time Hatcher... UPDATE w PICS

[CaliBlueChicken]

Hello All,
I am so excited, went outside this morning to find that my hen had some peep peep peeping under her.

It is her first batch and mine as well! 4 out of 8 have hatched so far. She is a Blue Orpington. Here are my questions, latley it has been cool outside... high of 60 low of 40. Should I bring them inside? With the hen or without? if I blocked off an area for hen and chicks in the coop and put a light in there would that suffice? I also wanted to interact with them and handle them so that they are used to me... does anyone have any suggestions? Anyhoo, I am super excited

Yippee! Ok I took pictures, I am going to post them now. Thank you in advance!

 

[RedfogsFlock]

If they were mine I would either bring them inside together with mom, or put a light out in a brooder. Rule of thumb is that they need to be at 95* the first week. Then you can go down 5* every week.

 

[CaliBlueChicken]

Thank you for your help! Yea I was feeling like bringing them inside... the only thing I worry about is LOL when my husband comes home to see them in the kitchen. Here are the pictures, I took them with my cell phone so they are sideways and blurry.

 

[CaliBlueChicken]

So I decided to bring the momma and chicks in because I really didnt have a way to make her a brooder outside. So I just got a plastic storage container for now

Here are the pictures!

Momma teaching them how to eat

Too cute they ran over to the camera to see what it was, and every time I would stick the camera in there they would run over hehe!

 

[tellynpeep]

OMG They are so cute!

 

[CaliBlueChicken]

Thanks!

 

[azn_baddie]

Way CUTE!...Congrats!

 

[crash0330]

Awesome congrats!!!!!!!!11

 

[ClutteredCounty]

So cute!!!

 

[goldnchocolate]

They are so-o-o cute. I think as long as they have the mother hen then they don't need additional heat. She has everything they need to keep them warm.