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Thank you all for the welcomes! And to Fierlin 1182 for the info. How can I tell how old my chicks are? I bought these locally and don't know how long they were there....3 of the 4 are getting featheres at the tips of thier wings and subby ones on thier tails. The 4th one has them on the wings but not the tail yet.
 
Hi,
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I'm in CA too.

Elizabeth
 
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Thank you all for the welcomes!  And to Fierlin 1182 for the info.  How can I tell how old my chicks are?  I bought these locally and don't know how long they were there....3 of the 4 are getting featheres at the tips of thier wings and subby ones on thier tails.  The 4th one has them on the wings but not the tail yet.
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Do you have any pictures you could post? That might better help us guess. :lol: Anyway, my chicks looked somewhat like this when we let them stay outside:



Like I said anyway, the best thing might be just to take them outside and see how they react.
 
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I do! Here are 3...

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I lost the 4th chick this afternoon. It never seemed as active as the other 3 and was dead when I came home this afternoon. I called the feed store to see if they had any kind of guarantee (maybe 48 hours??). They did not....
 
:hugs Sorry to hear about that.
It happens, it might've even been the breed - seem breeds are less hardy than others.
I hope your other three will be okay. :)

Your chicks are definitely too young to go outside at the moment. I'd say they were a week old, if that. Very cute though!
You can take them outside for half hour/hour of scratching in the yard when its warm 's long as you keep an eye on them. Little chicks tend to get lost and/or hidden quite easily. :lol:
 
Thanks! I will give them a little play time this weekend. We are supposed to be in the mid 90s by then. I hope to have my Buff Orphingtons by then
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Awesome! Buff orps are such a great breed.
Mid 90s will be fine for them going outside.
As long as it's not too windy, I guess. :lol:
 

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