My Three Chicks
Crowing
I am going to be adding 3 chicks to my small flock of 3 almost 2-year olds this spring. I am so excited! This is my first flock and I am so in love with them and love being a chicken mom.
My dilemma is this...I don't know if I should get baby chicks or some young pullets. I would love to imprint on them early since I raise them primarily as pets. I know the younger you get them the better chances that they'll be social and comfortable with you. But I am so scared of getting an accidental roo like I did in my first flock even though they were sexed as female. That would be my biggest concern and issue with getting baby chicks.
So I was thinking about getting maybe 6 - 10 week olds young pullets. By then most of them would start showing some roo characteristics. But then I am losing the opportunity to hand-raise them from the beginning and they probably won't be as social, comfortable, docile, etc., right?
Looking for some advice and suggestions.
My dilemma is this...I don't know if I should get baby chicks or some young pullets. I would love to imprint on them early since I raise them primarily as pets. I know the younger you get them the better chances that they'll be social and comfortable with you. But I am so scared of getting an accidental roo like I did in my first flock even though they were sexed as female. That would be my biggest concern and issue with getting baby chicks.
So I was thinking about getting maybe 6 - 10 week olds young pullets. By then most of them would start showing some roo characteristics. But then I am losing the opportunity to hand-raise them from the beginning and they probably won't be as social, comfortable, docile, etc., right?
Looking for some advice and suggestions.