Share your chicks growing up.

[Rhandi74]

These are my girls at two weeks old





From the top left; Heady , a Easter Egger bantam who looks like an owl, Fiona, Easter Egger bantam who looks like a crow, Sissy, a Red Star, Queenie, a speckled Sussex




My girls are 14 weeks now. The owl turned into a pigeon, the crow is still a crow, Sissy is a giant and Queenie should be a chicken model she's so pretty. They have discovered the deck and they love each other sooo much. When they free range they never separate and love to cuddle in a heap for a sun bath. Still can't tell whose top chick but believe its between Sissy and Quennie. I really hope they stay best friends even when their hormones change & they begin laying.

I love your descriptions and what beautiful chickens they are becoming. I have six Red Sex Links that are starting to lay and they are still very much bonded to each other. I do not think hormones will break their bond. Keep us updated, you should be getting eggs soon. My RSL's are 20 weeks and the first one started laying at 17 weeks.

 

[flockofbantams]

Everyone's chicks/chickens are so pretty! I love all the diff colors. I think Snow White is going to be a real looker! The gray coming in is pretty cool now I bet he matures Nicley. Snd yes I think possible cockerel too.

 

[carnivore]

I really am not sure, it's feathers are coming in mostly grey with a little white. I think Snow White is a cockerel because he has the most wattle development. He is also very hard to take pics of. Not very photogenic. Here are a few more shots of Snow White maybe you can see the color better on these.

Still looks like a girl to me.

 

[Lulabell Farm]

I'm so jealous of you and your gorgeous Plymouth. Animals and I have always connected so I assumed at least 2 of my hens would be lap chicks. I got my flock when they were 4 days old and made a point to hold each everyday. As they grew they became less tolerant of me picking them up (even when they were still inside). They do squawk when they see me and will eat treats from my hand but don't want me to pet them or hold them. If I get lucky enough to catch one to hold they barely tolerate it and the others freak out a bit. I guess I should be happy that they love each other so much. Sorry for the tangent. I get sad when I read about a chick who likes being loved on. :/

 

[Lulabell Farm]

Congratulations!! I'm new and excited about eggs. I've been reading up on when to switch them to layer feed (read not before 18 Wks) and when to set up their nesting boxes. It seems the general consensus is to begin when you get your first egg?? I currently have the nesting boxes blocked off as I read you don't want them treating it as a bedroom. But I wonder if I should set them up in a few weeks so they get used to it? You can tell I'm a newbie when my sex linked developed little nubs where spurs grow. I was so afraid she was a cockerel until I read nubs are normal. I was so relieved but it didn't dawn on me until the next day that she's sex linked.

 

[flockofbantams]

I'm so jealous of you and your gorgeous Plymouth. Animals and I have always connected so I assumed at least 2 of my hens would be lap chicks. I got my flock when they were 4 days old and made a point to hold each everyday. As they grew they became less tolerant of me picking them up (even when they were still inside). They do squawk when they see me and will eat treats from my hand but don't want me to pet them or hold them. If I get lucky enough to catch one to hold they barely tolerate it and the others freak out a bit. I guess I should be happy that they love each other so much. Sorry for the tangent. I get sad when I read about a chick who likes being loved on. :/

Mine do the same thing it makes me so sad. I held mine everyday as chicks too, but just bought some 5 month old pullets that weren't held everyday and they don't mind bring held. So my next batch of chicks that I pick up on Thursday I'm not going to hold just make sure they know me and trust me, but I'm going to hold till they are older. Maybe this makes a difference.

 

[carnivore]

This is the PBR, compare these 3 pics.....


This is at about 2 weeks old.



This is Jenny at about 3 weeks with some feed store companion chicks at about 1 week old. The PBR is the dark one at the bottom of the pic..


And this is the PBR today. (12 weeks)

 

[carnivore]

Congratulations!! I'm new and excited about eggs. I've been reading up on when to switch them to layer feed (read not before 18 Wks) and when to set up their nesting boxes. It seems the general consensus is to begin when you get your first egg?? I currently have the nesting boxes blocked off as I read you don't want them treating it as a bedroom. But I wonder if I should set them up in a few weeks so they get used to it? You can tell I'm a newbie when my sex linked developed little nubs where spurs grow. I was so afraid she was a cockerel until I read nubs are normal. I was so relieved but it didn't dawn on me until the next day that she's sex linked.

I keep mine on high protein starter grower. When they start to lay, put out a bowl of oyster shell. Most layer feeds are lower protein, and since I'm growing king sized birds, I like to stick with the higher protein in starter/grower.

 

[carnivore]

Here's another blast from the past. Black Jersey Giants and Partridge Cochins checking out their run for the first time, at about 2 weeks old.





And this pic is when they are only a few days old, maybe 1 week. The black and white ones are BJG's, and the cinnamon colored ones are Partridge Cochins.

 

[Daniela1909]

I love these photos of your chickens. The pic of them asleep is adorable.