Ok glad to hear that although I will miss them since they were the first chicks I raised. I am giving them to a friend to do the deed I don't think I could eat them. But I will get over it and turn my attention to 4 new 1 wk old layers and start over. Thanks for the info.
They are now about 9 wks old and around 12 to 14 lbs. I feel bad for them they seem to have a difficult time balancing and walking and will just lay down by the feeder and eat. Is this normal?
I'm very happy to finally be a chicken owner! Recently moved to the country in Illinois and have started raising 4 cornish X (who will soon be ready for the cook pot) 2 Rhode Island Reds and 2 easter eggers which are only 1 wk old. I have tons of questions but first just wanted to say hi there.