Beginner raising different types of chickens

Is my 9 weeks old chicks need heat lamp?

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DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I would have to agree with @N F C . It looks warm enough where you are. I would get them out of the house ASAP.
The second picture you posted is an Easter egger cockerel on the left. In case you didn't know you've got at least one male on your hands.
Good luck with your flock!
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N F C said:
:welcome

Do you have a coop to put them in? From your picture, it looks like your weather is pretty nice (at least you have green grass in your yard!) so I would guess it's probably ok. I know I'd be real ready to get that many chickens out of the house as soon as possible! :D
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I Let them outing for about 2 hours it's been windy and cold 55f but it is sunny
 
FlappyFeathers said:
If this tractor coop I see in the background is the only one you have, you are in trouble --because that is only big enough for maybe 4 or 5 chickens.

58 birds inside your house is an awful lot! And 9 weeks is too old... chicks should go outside by 6 weeks, they're fully feathered by then and should not need any additional heat.

With that may chickens, you'll need a secure coop or shelter where they can be protected from drafts and predators and have at least 60 feet of linear roost space for them all to sleep and be safe at night. Not enough space can cause fighting and injuries, some may be forced to find another place to go, possibly the trees. Please read this article:
How Much Room Do Chickens Need

Their feathers will protect them from the cold, YOU need to protect them from wind and other weather elements, and also other animals that love to hunt and eat chickens.
What are you raising that many for? Are you starting an egg business, or maybe for meat? A little more information about what you are planning would allow us to understand and help you better.

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Thanks for information.I am happy to hear ur advice.Im raising it for having our own fresh eggs and if I got too many I can give at church,my family and some I sell it to cover for my feeds
 
Esmeralda2018 said:
Thanks for information.I am happy to hear ur advice.Im raising it for having our own fresh eggs and if I got too many I can give at church,my family and some I sell it to cover for my feeds
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That sounds like a big venture! You should get tons of eggs from that many chickens, but they may not all be laying hens. Of the 2 chickens in your photo, one is a cockerel, he will never lay eggs.

Did you buy chicks as sexed pullets, or as straight run? Pullets are girls. Straight run are sold as mixed boys and girls. You could post pictures of each one of your chickens here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/
and other people will try to help identify which ones are pullets or cockerels.

My next concern is where will these chickens live?
They will need a large coop with fenced area, at least 600 square feet total, to keep them contained and have enough room to move around and not be fighting. But if you find out you have some boys in your flock, you might want to think about culling. Hens will lay eggs just fine without roosters. You could save money on feed and housing by not keeping the males, or by eating them.

Two or three laying hens will give you about a dozen eggs a week. Thirty hens will give you about 12 dozen eggs a week. That's just an estimate, could be more in spring and less in winter. In about 2 years, maybe 3 years, they will stop laying all winter long.

Good luck with your chickens!
 
Welcome to BYC! I’m in central Texas, and just started with chickens in April. Your birds are fine at 9 weeks to be outside, even the coldest Texas nights. Took me a while to believe it myself, but my girls don’t even notice freezing temps. I have some 5 week old chicks in my basement that I can’t wait to move out in the next week or so...the dust and feather fluff is overwhelming! You must be going crazy!

Really good tips on building coops on this site. For Texas: I have the entire front wall open as hardware mesh, then mesh-covered windows and a foot of mesh under the eaves on the other three sides. Best ventilation for Texas heat! For winter (rainy), I tacked up plastic sheeting to the lower 3/4 of the mesh wall. This keeps everyone dry, but still great airflow above their roost. Just some Texas-specific thoughts!
 
Thanks for joined BYC! Hope you figure out what to do with your chicks...I don't have any experience with chickens(tho I think they would be fine without one). Merry Christmas!
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FlappyFeathers said:
That sounds like a big venture! You should get tons of eggs from that many chickens, but they may not all be laying hens. Of the 2 chickens in your photo, one is a cockerel, he will never lay eggs.

Did you buy chicks as sexed pullets, or as straight run? Pullets are girls. Straight run are sold as mixed boys and girls. You could post pictures of each one of your chickens here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/
and other people will try to help identify which ones are pullets or cockerels.

My next concern is where will these chickens live?
They will need a large coop with fenced area, at least 600 square feet total, to keep them contained and have enough room to move around and not be fighting. But if you find out you have some boys in your flock, you might want to think about culling. Hens will lay eggs just fine without roosters. You could save money on feed and housing by not keeping the males, or by eating them.

Two or three laying hens will give you about a dozen eggs a week. Thirty hens will give you about 12 dozen eggs a week. That's just an estimate, could be more in spring and less in winter. In about 2 years, maybe 3 years, they will stop laying all winter long.

Good luck with your chickens!
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That's a Easter rooster and next is Ameraucana female.Thanks for more information.My husband trying to get rid a rooster but I like to keep them as a my friend because I love them.I order 1 day chicks on Meyer hatchery some female and some turn to be a rooster.I order 8 ameraucan chicks female 1 day old n 1 male at hatchery Ideal then after 5 weeks I got 4 roosters that I order female chicks.
 

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