Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

[gimmie birdies]

I had some teenaged chicks once, and bought a couple of new hatchers, the teen chicks were so happy to have a friend they were very sweet to the babies, and the teen roo would lay down so he was the same height as the babies.

 

[mturbutt]

Only been keeping chickens for 2 months after buying a trio of Partridge Pekin Bantams. Sadly one of the hens died after a week but "Mrs Brown" immediately got broody and hatched 3 from 3 so I thought I'd share photos of the first 2 weeks.


Day 1 (or at least the first time I saw them)


2 different colourings.


Peek-a-boo!


About a week old.


Out and about today for the first time.


Some words of advice from mum and dad.


And we're off!

 

[Selsley]

Only been keeping chickens for 2 months after buying a trio of Partridge Pekin Bantams. Sadly one of the hens died after a week but "Mrs Brown" immediately got broody and hatched 3 from 3 so I thought I'd share photos of the first 2 weeks.


Day 1 (or at least the first time I saw them)


2 different colourings.


Peek-a-boo!


About a week old.


Out and about today for the first time.


Some words of advice from mum and dad.


And we're off!

did you find that every question you asked on google brought you to this forum?
thats why i joined here.

 

[mturbutt]

did you find that every question you asked on google brought you to this forum?
thats why i joined here.

Yeah, pretty much. Nice bunch and very helpful.

 

[Snickerdoodle]

My week old EE bitties (all 16 of em) and my beau's trio of mallard ducklings enjoying some green time They've outgrown the cardboard box, so I let them have access to grit this morning and set them down to play in the grass while I cleaned the brooder and coop this afternoon. They went absolutely wild and complained loudly when I put them back in the brooder. Might be getting close to time to let them have their own mini-run. I prefer to let them feather in more before giving "official" run access, but our local temperature is Hi 95°F Lo 78°F with a "Real Feel" index of 113°F :O the humidity is what kicks our butts! So I guess it's alright to let them out and about as long as they're secured.

(***edited for clarification***)

 

[The scrambler]

My week old EE bitties (all 16 of em) and my beau's trio of mallard ducklings enjoying some green time

They've outgrown the cardboard box, so I let them have access to grit this morning and set them down to play in the grass while I cleaned the brooder and coop this afternoon. They went absolutely wild and complained loudly when I put them back in the brooder. Might be getting close to time to let them have their own mini-run. I prefer to let them feather in more before giving "official" run access, but our local temperature is Hi 95°F Lo 78°F with a "Real Feel" index of 113°F :O the humidity is what kicks our butts! So I guess it's alright to let them out and about as long as they're secured.






(***edited for clarification***)

ADORABLE!!!! I LOVE NEW BABIES!!! Thanks for sharing, and feel free to post on my new thread Pictures and names of your chickens

 

[FlyWheel]

My week old EE bitties (all 16 of em) and my beau's trio of mallard ducklings enjoying some green time

They've outgrown the cardboard box, so I let them have access to grit this morning and set them down to play in the grass while I cleaned the brooder and coop this afternoon. They went absolutely wild and complained loudly when I put them back in the brooder. Might be getting close to time to let them have their own mini-run. I prefer to let them feather in more before giving "official" run access, but our local temperature is Hi 95°F Lo 78°F with a "Real Feel" index of 113°F :O the humidity is what kicks our butts! So I guess it's alright to let them out and about as long as they're secured.






(***edited for clarification***)

Just make sure they're fully feathered before you leave them outdoors, unless you have a Mama Heating Pad or other source of warmth for them.



Now THAT is what I call a cute picture!

 

[Snickerdoodle]

Just make sure they're fully feathered before you leave them outdoors, unless you have a Mama Heating Pad or other source of warmth for them.

That's the thing though. They've been brooding outside with no heat source since I got them home from the post office. It's regularly hot here, with daily high temps between 105° and 95° and nights usually above 75°. Yay Louisiana swampy summers. I check on them at night to make sure they aren't too cold, but every night so far they're asleep in little clumps of fluff here and there. No huddling in a tight group or any other signs of chilling. I'm flying blind here because I've only ever brooded chicks the traditional "indoors with a heat lamp and monitored temps" way. Kinda threw everything out the window with this batch, but so far they're the healthiest and liveliest batch I've ever had.

 

[Hybridchucks]

Just make sure they're fully feathered before you leave them outdoors, unless you have a Mama Heating Pad or other source of warmth for them.



Now THAT is what I call a cute picture!

THAT IS SOOOOOO CUTE!!!! I WILL SECOND THAT! lol What breed is that hen?

 

[mturbutt]

THAT IS SOOOOOO CUTE!!!! I WILL SECOND THAT! lol What breed is that hen?

Thanks. She's a Partridge Pekin Bantam. We call her "Mrs Brown" after my best friend's mum when I was a nipper.