Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

[TnMama]

Axel dog & Liberty chick

 

[aart]

Took my 4 week olds out for a field trip from the brooder today and they all payed down like this! Is this normal? First timer here! Also when will cockerel try to crow for the first time? My grey Banty stands up and makes a god awful sound...but they are only 4 weeks.

I've heard of cockerel chicks crowing at young as 2-3 weeks...especially if there's another rooster around that's crowing.

 

[valleychicks]

French Black Copper Marans chicks, 48 hours old

I am so jealous! Cute!

 

[BlessedCountry6]

we finally got our chicks and this is the first time I am downloading a photo on a thread so I hope it works

 

[potagergirl]

lovely chicks, so fluffy and adorable.
I can't wait till its my turn and I have a month to go.
congrats on all your new babes

 

[PrairieChickens]

Took my 4 week olds out for a field trip from the brooder today and they all payed down like this! Is this normal? First timer here! Also when will cockerel try to crow for the first time? My grey Banty stands up and makes a god awful sound...but they are only 4 weeks.

What you are witnessing are chickens in a state of sunshine-induced bliss. It's perfectly normal and a very good thing to see.

Your roo could indeed be trying to crow. I've never had a rooster that young try to crow, but I know it happens.

 

[BlessedCountry6]

lovely chicks, so fluffy and adorable.
I can't wait till its my turn and I have a month to go.
congrats on all your new babes

Thanks, I understand the waiting! We have been waiting since October to get chicks. Finally Spring got here and then we had to wait till after we went on vacation. It seemed to take forever. I hope your month goes fast. In the last few months I slowly picked up items we would need for the chicks to spread out the expense. have you gotten anything for your chicks yet?

 

[potagergirl]

Thanks, I understand the waiting! We have been waiting since October to get chicks. Finally Spring got here and then we had to wait till after we went on vacation. It seemed to take forever. I hope your month goes fast. In the last few months I slowly picked up items we would need for the chicks to spread out the expense. have you gotten anything for your chicks yet?

Yes I have, isn't it awful being so excited lol. I have my area all set and ready including the red bulb in the
lamp so they don't peck at each other. The chick starter, I also found metal dishes that you use glass jars with
for food and water. I want to make sure I can change the glass jars out each day so they can be sterilized for
the new little fluff balls. I know its crazy hubby just looks at me wondering if I've lost my noodles.
From different posts (and there have been many) I've read it looks as though I need to make a first aid kit for
the chickens. Everything from electrolytes and ointment to organic apple cider vinegar will be part of my kit.
These are the things I will gather over the next couple weeks. I also saw some vids of things you can put in
with the baby chicks as toys. One guy hung a few pieces of ribbon up over his box for them to have something
to jump up and peck at it was very cute.
I know my time is getting here and I am waiting ever so impatiently

 

[BlessedCountry6]

Yes I have, isn't it awful being so excited lol. I have my area all set and ready including the red bulb in the
lamp so they don't peck at each other. The chick starter, I also found metal dishes that you use glass jars with
for food and water. I want to make sure I can change the glass jars out each day so they can be sterilized for
the new little fluff balls. I know its crazy hubby just looks at me wondering if I've lost my noodles.
From different posts (and there have been many) I've read it looks as though I need to make a first aid kit for
the chickens. Everything from electrolytes and ointment to organic apple cider vinegar will be part of my kit.
These are the things I will gather over the next couple weeks. I also saw some vids of things you can put in
with the baby chicks as toys. One guy hung a few pieces of ribbon up over his box for them to have something
to jump up and peck at it was very cute.
I know my time is getting here and I am waiting ever so impatiently

It sure is!! lol. good job waiting!! Nice work getting your emergency kit together. I got all of the other things and forgot about the emergency stuff till the last. The night we got the chicks I forgot to pick up the chick boost and the emergency things. Everything went fine but the next night one chick seemed real tired. The next morning I slept in for once and my hubby didn't wake me to tell me one was weak. By the time I got out there it was close to passing and there was not time to run to the store. It died 2 min later. It was healthy, full tummy, but I bet the chick boost would have saved it. grrrr. You will be all set, unlike I was! I ran down to the store that day to get the extra little things I needed. It was sad to lose that sweet little thing but adding the chick boost to their water has gone well and every one is healthy and strong.
We have just started working on some chick toys today. I have taken them outside on the nice days and it is so fun to watch them act like old chickens. Today one of them got a worm. Then a huge night crawler went by them and the older ones had a blast pulling it apart and eating it.
lol!! I was waiting impatiently too. I am wondering if I should get some turkeys with my chicks. I keep going back and forth. Not sure is I should get some this year or wait impatiently for a whole yr.

 

[tiffmw10]

Yes I have, isn't it awful being so excited lol. I have my area all set and ready including the red bulb in the
lamp so they don't peck at each other. The chick starter, I also found metal dishes that you use glass jars with
for food and water. I want to make sure I can change the glass jars out each day so they can be sterilized for
the new little fluff balls. I know its crazy hubby just looks at me wondering if I've lost my noodles.
From different posts (and there have been many) I've read it looks as though I need to make a first aid kit for
the chickens. Everything from electrolytes and ointment to organic apple cider vinegar will be part of my kit.
These are the things I will gather over the next couple weeks. I also saw some vids of things you can put in
with the baby chicks as toys. One guy hung a few pieces of ribbon up over his box for them to have something
to jump up and peck at it was very cute.
I know my time is getting here and I am waiting ever so impatiently

I'm new to this as well, so I enjoy reading everyone's advice and comments. My Buff Orphentons & RIR's are only 4 days old and I'm in love already.