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  1. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    You know, they would probably be ok, but they can get bullied pretty bad form the full-grown chickens. When you add them, it disturbs the pecking order they have already established. Even though these new chicks aren't a threat, the chickens still need to drive the point home that they are...
  2. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    I used pine shavings as bedding, and used a trough style metal feeder with an anti roost bar attached over the trough.
  3. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    I ordred them as soon as they were able to be ordered, which was January 2nd. They gave me a shipping date of Feb 10, based on the hatch dates. They arrived promptly on Feb 11, well packaged and healthy. Did they give you an estimated shipment date?
  4. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    We have Easter Eggers, Silver Laced Wyandottes, and Rhode Island Reds. My favorite so far are the Easter Eggers, and they lay blue and green eggs. Keep an eye out for those, they have great personalities.
  5. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Nice! Do you have the coop planned already?
  6. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Bummer! I hope that the time flies and you get them quickly.
  7. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Nice looking chicks! You're going to have a pretty egg basket in a few months...
  8. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Thanks very much! We work full time, so I want a safe place to let them into every day, and then when we're home we can let them into their bigger fenced in pen. That looks like a Buff Orpington if I've ever seen one.
  9. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Well, the "chicks" are doing great! I'm almost finished with their run, just have to put that roof on!
  10. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    I wouldn't be worried. Just like any baby, they need rest, some need more than others. Watch for them becoming listless and disoriented all the time, that's a bad sign. But if they are sleeping a lot, and active and eating and drinking, that's probably a good thing!
  11. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Nice! Some fine looking birds everyone! Mine are getting BIG. I shot this last night, they are almost six weeks old (And in their new coop!):
  12. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Nice! My girls are getting big too, 4 1/2 weeks right now. I'm thinking of moving them out to their coop with 2 heat lamps set up. What do you think? It's around 32 every night here in Rhode Island, but with the heat lamps I'm thinking they should be ok?
  13. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    12 isn't too many, I got 18! Watch out for chicken math, you go to get 2 more, and come home with 8...
  14. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Yeah, they really go crazy for it.
  15. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Good luck!
  16. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    MIne are 6 RIR, 6 SLW, and 6 EE
  17. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Yeah, they got big quick! I'm going to start building their enclosed run this weekend, weather permitting. They have taken over a guest bedroom, and even though they're only 3 1/2 weeks old, I think I might put them out in their coop a little early, with a heat lamp... maybe when they're 5...
  18. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Everyone's chicks are looking great! Mine are getting so big, they're about 3 1/2 weeks old now, and loving their brooder. They just went on a field trip to see the grass and the sky for the first time. They were a little overwhelmed until they got used to it, then they were scratching around:
  19. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    Not sure about the ducks, but I've been giving mine finely scrambled eggs, and yogurt mixed with their feed as treats.
  20. aaronri

    Who else got some 2013 chicks?!

    So this one is a RIR that has the most feathering: And here is their new setup- an old shower curtain with pine shavings and chicken wire. They have been in here for one week:
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