They are doing great! I thought I would have to keep them separate for awhile but when I let them out in the coop to play they ran right over to their hatchmates and were jumping and testing their wings enjoying themselves. I guess they just didn't like being cooped up in a box cause they are doing well now. I peeked in on them after dark and they are sleeping on the roosts with the other chicks from the same hatch. The bigger ones congregate on the far end under the higher lamp and the littler ones all stay under "their" heat lamp.
It is still too cold up here to take the warming lamps away but I will move them up a bit as the days get warmer. The coop is insulated but I worry about the little ones not having as much body heat as the big birds. The coop is really large for so few birds so I figure the extra heat is a good thing right now.
I know some folks say I am creating problems by not getting them used to the cold once they are fully feathered but I figure they have next fall to get used to it.
The buff x wheaten is a super mellow Sweetie! The curly toed gal was a little nervous of me at first even though I tried to give her some extra love when she first got here. She doesn't seem scared of me anymore but she won't come running over to say Hi either, like the others do. The rest of them are at least very curious to see what I've brought them. One of the original lavenders is the funniest to watch though. She is forever running up to me to peck my hand to see if I have a treat or to get her chest rubbed. None of the others are so "in your face" as she is. She cracks me up!
Sorry you had such a traumatic time getting them boxed up. It can't have been much fun for any of you.
