babies coming

[bj taylor]

coop is finished & 25 babies from mcmurray coming 2nd wk in feb. six barred rock, 6 black australorp, 6 buff orpington, and 7 silver laced wyandottes. in for it now - no going back. i'm scared. hope they do allright.

 

[One of the girls]

Neat! Wish they were mine.

I'm forcing myself to wait until April.

 

[Ukiah]

Welcome to BYC
Good luck!! And don't worry about it much! The less you worry, the better they turn out.

 

[potluck]

You got the coop finished - you are way ahead of the game - relax and enjoy your babies

 

[teach1rusl]

Cool! So are you going to brood them in the coop?

 

[Arielle]

Read the stickies at the top of the page about raising babies. Loads of good info for newbies with chicks. I read them over and over and refered back to them as needed.

Have waterer and feeder set up before arrival. And call PO with a heads up about their arrival.

I started with 25 too. I now have far more than that! Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Congratulations! Be sure to post pictures when they arrive. I have 6 hens right now and I am wanting more. I am trying to stick it out and wait until spring time. It isn't going too well which would explain why I am in the "Raising chicks" section of the forum...

It can be nerve wrecking being a first time chicken owner, but it really isn't too hard. My advice is take lots of pictures, they grow so fast! Seriously! With in a week they will start having some feathers.

Also, watch out for pasty butt at first. This is when a chick will have poop on its bum. You will need to wet a paper towel and wipe off their behinds to allow poop to pass through. But you wont have to worry about this after their first week.

Good luck! I am sure you will be fine!