My chicklets (somewhere between a chick and a pullet?) are almost 7 weeks old and I live in GA. They SEEM to have most of their feathers and they are getting OMG big!! I have a coop but we're installing hardware cloth around the base (to thwart burrowing predators) before we move the chicks...
I am completely new to having chickens although I've wanted them for a long time. I ordered a variety of chicks that arrived 18 days ago. Because I wanted 4 hens, I ordered 6 chicks but Meyer Hatchery threw in an extra, so 7 chicks arrived at the USPS office nearest me :)
The little peeping...
Not like it sounds. I have six female chicks of different varieties shipped in the same box from a breeder. They've been together since the day they hatched, which was 18 days ago. My brooder box is 23"H x 20"W x 48"L with an overhead light and an Ecoglow brooder plate. I bought a red...