February/March Grow-a-long

[Yard Farmer]

I love grow-a-longs!
Everyone's babies are so cute!

 

[fuzzi]

I love grow-a-longs!
Everyone's babies are so cute!

I think the Grow-a-Longs are helpful for those reading along, those who have not raised chicks before.

 

[fuzzi]

The additional leg rings arrived today!

The three smaller chicks who lost their original leg rings each got new ones, but on their left legs.

"Red/green" did not want to be handled, raised a fuss. Too bad!

"Red/purple" settled down quickly:

"Blue/green" was cooperative:

Then settled on the roost!

Power nap time!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have chicks that are outside Feb 9th to Feb 25th hatch date. It is cold, but I have a baby bath tub with a heat lamp over it. I thought they would sit inside the tub, but they sit on the edges.
I just hatched these Today...

My next batch are from 2 different farms. One is from the farm above, and one from a town one hr away. Both from a store fridge.

 

[TheRusticRebel]

My babies are getting so big!! 2 1/2 weeks and they are losing so much of their fluff! With their wing feathers coming in they look like they are wearing little feathered caplets except for my roo. He is easy to spot now that he has so much more fluff than the ladies. Also my LO that i almost lost....im starting to suspect is also a roo. :/

 

[Kikilu]

My 6 week olds are still in the house…..I really need warmer weather and less rain/snow to get them out and my coop finished ugh.
Manticore my mottled houdan has been trying to crow this week. Watching the weather for tomorrow hoping it can be a work outside day!

 

[bhaugh]

Here are my chicks a bit over 2 weeks old

 

[lilwanderer]

My 6 week olds are still in the house…..I really need warmer weather and less rain/snow to get them out and my coop finished ugh.
Manticore my mottled houdan has been trying to crow this week. Watching the weather for tomorrow hoping it can be a work outside day!

I didnt end up keeping my two 6 week old and two 8 week olds, planned on it but a good friend of mine said she was looking for some youngens, and they were the youngest hens i had available. So far i think they were all hens, but I told her if not send it back to me, if that happens I'll update that one, but as for right now their journey with me is over. Although, i may actually get some pictures from her over time, but if not, well, you know.
I took these for her the day that they left (yesterday):

 

[lilwanderer]

Also, i missed a lot, it stopped sending me notif's for this thread, and i totally forgot about it until today. Sorry about that.

 

[lilwanderer]

update on my little ones:
First, the two week(ish) olds:
The buff silkie:

The white silkie(mix):

And the barred cochin: (thinking roo)

And the week olds:
GL wyandotte #1: (Thinking roo)

GL wyandotte #2: (Pullet)

Black Australorp: (Pullet)

Splash Cochin? (I'm pretty sure they're a cochin, just don't know what color they are, thinking splash, and gender, I'm not sure yet.)