chicks feathering to quick

[rockyandhunny]

Hiya i have had some chicks hatch a frizzle and 3 ancona's they seem to be feathering very quickly much quicker than any other chicks we have hatched is this normal with different breeds or am i doing something wrong could it be to warm encouraging premature feathering??

 

[sben451]

I don't know, but I had 14 chicks hatch out on Thursday (2/24) and noticed by Sat. some are starting to get wing feathers. Maybe this is normal, but I thought it was usually longer before seeing feathers. My chicks are mostly BLRW and a few mutts.

 

[Katy]

Sounds normal to me. It doesn't take but a couple of days for them to start feathering out. Too warm of conditions would actually make them feather slower.

 

[gumbii]

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yep... that's why every week they should be acclimated to lower and lower temps... i noticed that the feedstores and such have them all in 100°F brooders, and their 3 week olds look like 1 week olds... i also get a pretty big temp swing on my brooder for night and day... getting them used to the harsh temps of the outside pens/coops/runs... wherever they choose to sleep...

 

[Katy]

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yep... that's why every week they should be acclimated to lower and lower temps... i noticed that the feedstores and such have them all in 100°F brooders, and their 3 week olds look like 1 week olds... i also get a pretty big temp swing on my brooder for night and day... getting them used to the harsh temps of the outside pens/coops/runs... wherever they choose to sleep...

I've never kept my brooders as warm as is recommended.....in fact I very rarely even keep track of the temp in them. If the chicks are content I know the temp is right.