i was wondering when not to get more chicks this year so that when it gets cold here they will not be out in the cold at a yound age i have a coop that will be warm but i just do not want small ones out there to make sure they do not get sick or die from the cold i live in southwest mississippi it usually does not get cold till november but latly the weather has been crazy with the hottest summer ever and this past winter it snowed 3 times alt least 4 inches each tine once in feb which is not normal for us. i looking to hatcha a few this summer but do not know when to start we are going on vacation on july 11, 12 and 13 be back on the 14th should i wait to hatch a few sweet babies when we get back but will they be big enough to go outside in the winter. i hope i have not confuseed anyone with my questions i just want to keep my chickens safe and not have little ones in the coop when it comes winter time. Also my little incubator comes in the mail today i bought a small one that hold 4 eggs since we only wont to do it once so my kids can have the experience of seeing a baby chick born after that i am going to donate it to the kids school so that a class room and teach their students about baby chicks also.