First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

[LaSierraAcres]

Keep up the good work. Baby Chicks are so fluffy and easy for them to get attach to you hangraising them.

 

[athomas718]

Chick growth updates. 2 weeks on the top and 3 weeks on the bottom.



Lola. The keeper of the hens. Makes sure everyone is behaving and fair.



Black Betty. Kind of a bully. Likes to have everything for herself. Pushes the others around but still loves the flock. Kind of like an annoying bossy sister.



Ariel. She's kind of more like a curious cat. First to explore. She caught a fly in mid air today. Sometimes she does some realllllly stupid stuff though. So I can't tell if she's dumb or so smart she's too curious.



Belle. She's timid. Sweet. Lower on the pecking order than her BO sister. Don't know much about her yet. 4



Iris. She's kind of a loner. She likes her flock mates and cuddles with everyone. She's really pretty too me. Her and Lola are tied for largest of the chicks.



Suzy-Q. Don't know much about her. Lower on the pecking order for sure.


Jolene. She's a fire pistol. She has some amazing stink eye too. She's the smallest but man her force is to be reckoned.

I'm not sure any of the wyandottes are actually 3 weeks. They look more like barely 2. But I was told they are all 2 weeks old, so that's what I will stick with.



Layla. Don't know much about her.



Delilah. She holds her own, but I don't know a lot about her either.



Lucy. Don't know much about her either. Yet. I'm hopeful soon I'll know a little bit about all the chickens personalities.

 

[ladynewtochicks]

It's a sad day here, I'm sending my 3 oldest roosters to a farm. I was going to wait them out till they crow but they are starting to get after each other. They are only 7&8 weeks but there hasn't been any doubt in my mind that these guys were boys for a while now. Oh well atleast I don't have to eat them and they get to be free ranged to eat up her bugs

Well here they are before they go...

 

[pinebarrens]

It's a sad day here, I'm sending my 3 oldest roosters to a farm. I was going to wait them out till they crow but they are starting to get after each other. They are only 7&8 weeks but there hasn't been any doubt in my mind that these guys were boys for a while now. Oh well atleast I don't have to eat them and they get to be free ranged to eat up her bugs

Well here they are before they go...

 

[ladynewtochicks]

I know

why do they have to be the sweetest ones dang it...

 

[athomas718]

It's a sad day here, I'm sending my 3 oldest roosters to a farm. I was going to wait them out till they crow but they are starting to get after each other. They are only 7&8 weeks but there hasn't been any doubt in my mind that these guys were boys for a while now. Oh well atleast I don't have to eat them and they get to be free ranged to eat up her bugs

Well here they are before they go...

Awww sorry to hear that.

I know that I'm already attached to all of mine so if any turn out to be roos I'll be just as sad.

Was it hard to find a farm for them?

 

[ladynewtochicks]

Awww sorry to hear that.

I know that I'm already attached to all of mine so if any turn out to be roos I'll be just as sad.

Was it hard to find a farm for them?

Not it was surprisingly easy, I posted them on our local fb animal classifieds page and within a day I had an offer to take all 3, for free. She wants them for tick control

 

[KiminPA]

Took out their MHP bc they haven't used it for several days and gave them a couple perches... A couple started to figure it out with in just a few mins. I put them in the little ones brooder while I was switching things up and cleaning out and they all did really well. as soon as the little ones quit using the MHP in their brooder I'm going to set up a panic box and combine the two dog crates into a T shape.

You guys are a wealth of knowledge, thank you so much!

 

[rlapierre]

First time in coop and doing well except for the heat. Here are a few pics. I have rir's and two not sure of. If anyone has a suggestion and if you think it is a roo or pullet would love the feedback. Thanks!!

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[rlapierre]