They can be in the coop once they are fully feathered. Mine were off the heat at about 4 weeks old and fully feathered around 5 weeks. Expect building the coop and run to take longer than you think. Lol. That is one thing someone told me and I didn't believe it since there were 2 of us working on it, my husband is good with that stuff etc.... Ummm yup it took longer.
Mine are in the coop rhey are 3-4 weeks old their brooder wasnt big enough. They do have heating in there right now and they are doing really good. It took us 8 weeks to build our coop.They can be in the coop once they are fully feathered. Mine were off the heat at about 4 weeks old and fully feathered around 5 weeks. Expect building the coop and run to take longer than you think. Lol. That is one thing someone told me and I didn't believe it since there were 2 of us working on it, my husband is good with that stuff etc.... Ummm yup it took longer.
Will do! It certainly looks like a tedious build...They can be in the coop once they are fully feathered. Mine were off the heat at about 4 weeks old and fully feathered around 5 weeks. Expect building the coop and run to take longer than you think. Lol. That is one thing someone told me and I didn't believe it since there were 2 of us working on it, my husband is good with that stuff etc.... Ummm yup it took longer.
Our first delivery to feed store came out great.Did you place a baby chick order?Are you counting down the days until your new little puffballs arrive? This is the thread to share your impatience, your excitement, and announce the day they get here before starting your own show off your new chicks thread!
If you want to join me, please post:
1. Your expected ship/arrival week
2. How many weeks are left
3. Where you ordered from
4. What was in your order
Let’s be impatient together!
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. Well, I am sad to report that my chicks did not arrive at the post office until today and the gal at the post office said it was a very quiet box...
Cackle is sending out another order and boy do I hope USPS doesn't mess this up again by sending them across the country in the wrong direction! What an awful way to go, poor babies. Hopefully I have some good news to share later this week!!!
I have identified a few, but I'm a newb so if anyone can help me out, I would be ever so grateful!
I think 2 of them are Lavender Orpingtons. There are also 4 yellow chicks who seem to be impossible to tell apart, but I think at least 2 of them may be Buff Orpingtons? Who knows! 
All the little babies
Red Jungle Fowl
White Cochin?
They are so cute!!UPDATE: THE BABIES ARE HERE!
Finally, a whole month later, we received our replacement order from Cackle Hatchery! To recap, we ordered 20 chicks total. 15 of their "Assorted Heavy Females" and 5 of their "Rare Chick Special". They sent 21 chicks and 20 of them made it, so I'm calling it a success! USPS even sent them where they were supposed to go this time.
It was kind of crazy timing because we had to drive 3 hours away to close on our old house and then drive back and pick up the chicks from my office since my boss had graciously picked them up at the PO for me. But despite feeling bad for my original order of chicks, I think things likely worked out the way they were "supposed to" as the weather was so awful last month that we would have had to keep them inside a lot longer than we would have wanted to. Hopefully, this timing will work out better all-around
Onto the chicks!
Ok, so for the 5 "Rare Chicks" I've figured out a few. Maybe. My favorite little teeny guy (Kinda hoping he's a roo) is a Red Jungle Fowl. There is also what I am fairly confident is a Silver Duckwing Jungle Fowl who I hope is NOT a roo haha. I've named her Rebel because she's already a punk. (Shhh... don't tell me it's probs a roo with that attitude... Let me dream). There is a Black, Blue, or Partridge Cochin. And what is probably a White Cochin but could be a Brahma as they are almost identical as chicks. (My bet is on the Cochin though, because it seems that the other assortment includes more than one of each kind and the Brahma isn't in their rare category.) There is one more silvery-looking one who has me stumped. My 7yo daughter has imprinted on her and named her Snowy. My best guess is a Silver Spangled Hamburg
As for the 15 "Assorted Heavy Females," (who are all brown egg-layers so that helps narrow it down) I've identified 2 Black Laced Silver Wyandottes for sure. I think 3 or 4 are Barred Rocks and the other 3 or 4 are maybe Cuckoo Marans. I'm going to have to separate them to get a better idea since they are all so active it's hard to keep track of who I've looked at already
I attached a pic of the whole group, my fav Red Jungle Fowl baby, and the one I think is a White Cochin. I will try to get better photos of the more questionable ones this weekend. This has been a fun mystery to try and solve! View attachment 3056253All the little babiesView attachment 3056255 Red Jungle FowlView attachment 3056257 White Cochin?
Sooo cute!!! The one you think may be a white Cochin could be a buff? Here is my buff girl at a couple days old, yours is lighter thoughUPDATE: THE BABIES ARE HERE!
Finally, a whole month later, we received our replacement order from Cackle Hatchery! To recap, we ordered 20 chicks total. 15 of their "Assorted Heavy Females" and 5 of their "Rare Chick Special". They sent 21 chicks and 20 of them made it, so I'm calling it a success! USPS even sent them where they were supposed to go this time.
It was kind of crazy timing because we had to drive 3 hours away to close on our old house and then drive back and pick up the chicks from my office since my boss had graciously picked them up at the PO for me. But despite feeling bad for my original order of chicks, I think things likely worked out the way they were "supposed to" as the weather was so awful last month that we would have had to keep them inside a lot longer than we would have wanted to. Hopefully, this timing will work out better all-around
Onto the chicks!
Ok, so for the 5 "Rare Chicks" I've figured out a few. Maybe. My favorite little teeny guy (Kinda hoping he's a roo) is a Red Jungle Fowl. There is also what I am fairly confident is a Silver Duckwing Jungle Fowl who I hope is NOT a roo haha. I've named her Rebel because she's already a punk. (Shhh... don't tell me it's probs a roo with that attitude... Let me dream). There is a Black, Blue, or Partridge Cochin. And what is probably a White Cochin but could be a Brahma as they are almost identical as chicks. (My bet is on the Cochin though, because it seems that the other assortment includes more than one of each kind and the Brahma isn't in their rare category.) There is one more silvery-looking one who has me stumped. My 7yo daughter has imprinted on her and named her Snowy. My best guess is a Silver Spangled Hamburg
As for the 15 "Assorted Heavy Females," (who are all brown egg-layers so that helps narrow it down) I've identified 2 Black Laced Silver Wyandottes for sure. I think 3 or 4 are Barred Rocks and the other 3 or 4 are maybe Cuckoo Marans. I'm going to have to separate them to get a better idea since they are all so active it's hard to keep track of who I've looked at already
I attached a pic of the whole group, my fav Red Jungle Fowl baby, and the one I think is a White Cochin. I will try to get better photos of the more questionable ones this weekend. This has been a fun mystery to try and solve! View attachment 3056253All the little babiesView attachment 3056255 Red Jungle FowlView attachment 3056257 White Cochin?
Oh, I didn't realize they had the fluffy legs too! Oh man, these yellow ones are going to take some time to know for sure!
