Chick Season! Show off your new ones!

[Gdove419]

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The first two are about two weeks old- a buff leghorn and a BLR Wyandotte. Their names are Penny and Ruble. The other four were just hatched yesterday! They don't have names yet but the drinking one in the front is an Olive Egger, the brown chipmunk girl behind her is an Easter Egger, the little gray/black blur is a Dorking and the black/yellow one in the back is a Black Copper Maran.

I currently have the older and younger ones separated with a little partition in their cage. Anyone have suggestions about when it's okay to put them both in together? The older chicks were really curious last night and peeped at them a lot but I thought it would be good for them to have a separate space for at least a week. They came from different places. The younger ones are vaccinated but the older ones aren't.

Hi how old are the older chicks? I did this once with chicks who were about 2 weeks old and the older ones were almost 5 weeks. Had them separated the same way for severally days then took the divider out and just watched the closely for awhile. There were also more younger chicks than older ones; not sure if that made a difference. They did well, the little ones used to snuggle under the bigger ones after a couple of days. Now the older ones are outside with the 6 month old chickens and I introduced them the same way. I’m hoping I can re-introduce the young chicks easily again when it’s warm enough for them to be outside as well! Good luck!

 

[Gdove419]

Oh my gosh you have frizzles!! They are some of my top favorites! Good luck with them!

Thanks! I can’t wait to see how they look when they are fully feathered!

 

[chuckachucka]

This is Noodle. She is a serama x Pekin bantam and she is the teeny tiniest chick ever!

 

[Spartan22]

Our new ones! Crested Polish and Buff Orpington, still waiting for the Marans and olive Egger to hatch and possible some Sapphire Gems in 2 wks.

 

[PouleNoire]

Thanks! I can’t wait to see how they look when they are fully feathered!

No problem! And be prepared to be amazed! *Says in fancy circus voice*

 

[PouleNoire]

This is Noodle. She is a serama x Pekin bantam and she is the teeny tiniest chick ever!

Aww! I really want to see what she looks like when she get bigger

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

Wow! 25 babies! I don't think I'd have more than 10 young ones at a time!

I had 15 at one time...don't think I will do that again...

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

I've got an order of 80+ chicks and some Goslings & ducklings comin' for May the 21st but I don't have any at the moment, I do have pics from November of my last order though.View attachment 1294679 View attachment 1294680 View attachment 1294685 View attachment 1294687 View attachment 1294689 View attachment 1294691
Oh and do ducklings count? If so I Hatched out 18, kept 3 and sold the rest, and bought 6 Rouens.

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(bought these guys)
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I also Got 8 call duck eggs under a broody and saving up more for incubation as well

Call ducks...oh how I want them!!!

 

[PouleNoire]

x2! When we were going to get ducks I wanted calls but we saw Mini and Hercules (Herci), both female by the way, at TSC and couldn't resist! So glad we got them though, they're amazing ducks!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I've got an order of 80+ chicks and some Goslings & ducklings comin' for May the 21st but I don't have any at the moment, I do have pics from November of my last order though.View attachment 1294679 View attachment 1294680 View attachment 1294685 View attachment 1294687 View attachment 1294689 View attachment 1294691
Oh and do ducklings count? If so I Hatched out 18, kept 3 and sold the rest, and bought 6 Rouens.

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(bought these guys)
View attachment 1294633 View attachment 1294634 (Hatched and kept these three)
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I also Got 8 call duck eggs under a broody and saving up more for incubation as well