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Hello, I'm a new chicken mom. I received my day old chicks on 10/31/24 delivered by the post master. I ordered 6 chicks and received 8. Sadly, I lost 1, so I now have 7. 3 are Rhode Island Reds, and the other 4 are Plymouth Barred Rocks. I want to start the journey of being able to be self reliant. I tried my hand at gardening and decided to try to raise chickens for eggs. In my quest to arm myself with information, BYC was recommended by various sources ie,TSC employee and in a book I read. I'm a member on fb as well. I'm both excited and afraid to walk through this journey since there is so much I still don't know. I also see that there are so many varying perspectives which can add to my stress levels but non the less I'm here for the much needed support.
 

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Hi! It looks like you have some nice chickens! Did you order them straight run? Are you expecting any cockerels? It looks like they are ready for their coop!

I hope you have great success with them and don't hesitate to use us and this great resource of poultry information!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!
 
Jener8or said:
Hi! It looks like you have some nice chickens! Did you order them straight run? Are you expecting any cockerels? It looks like they are ready for their coop!

I hope you have great success with them and don't hesitate to use us and this great resource of poultry information!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!
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I ordered hens from the Hatchery. Yes, I'm ready for them to go to their coop! 😆 I live in Chicago, they have been in 72° temps, so now I'm anxious about putting them outside in 20° weather. Do you have any suggestions for me?
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
I would move them to your unheated basement or unheated garage for a week to acclimate them to outdoor temperatures. And then I'd put them in the coop. Just make sure they have a place that's fully sheltered from any wind and a nice thick dry bedding to hunker down in and they should do just fine.
 

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