I'm a new chicken mom!

[chickenpoop77]

This site has been awesome for info so thank you! I'm a new chicken mom to 4. Two australorpes, an easter egger and a Wyandotte. They are a little over 4 weeks old and I am more than ready to put them in their coop! Thanks for all your info!

 

[Lozuufy]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Michael OShay]

You're welcome. Glad you decided to join our flock here at BYC. If you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center. There is lots of useful information there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Cheers.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! That's lovely to hear you have found BYC so helpful already. Those are some lovely breeds you have there. I know just what you mean about being ready for them go out to the coop, especially if your brooding in the house. At four weeks they can start to become a little dusty!! Not long now and they should be fully feathered and ready to go out to the coop.

Wishing you the very best of luck and enjoy BYC

 

[chickenpoop77]

Right now they're in our unfinished bathroom in a Rubbermaid container. It was like having a newborn last night, they kept waking me up!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Maybe they were too cold - in a brooder their temp should be about 80 at floor level- for this age. If they sleep piled up on each other it means they are cold. Do you have a heat lamp for them?

 

[N F C]

They should be sleeping at night...is there a light on that's keeping them awake?

Hope you have your coop all ready for them, they should be ready to go out soon!

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!