I have chicks available in Baltimore County, MD:
3 Buff Orpington pullets that are 4 weeks old
7 Lavender Orpington chicks (straight run) that are 1 week old
All 3 have been handled, and they love black soldier Fly larvae as snacks! All 3 were purchased as female pullet chicks (although I am new to this so I can't confirm they are all female!) are are not vaccinated, but they were raised on medicated feed (Kalmbach chick starter).
I just brought home my new chicks! First time owner here. I've done a TON of research, but now that they're here, I realized I never really got an answer as to how many times a day to handle chicks that are only a few days old. They're 4 days old now. Yesterday, after bringing them home, I...