Should i get baby chicks now or in April ?

[Niko C]

Hi i was wondering if i should get baby chicks now online and raise them so they will be laying in April/may or should i wait till April when the local feed store sells the chicks there. What's the difference? Maybe someone can help me

 

[fawndane]

How harsh are your winters where you live? Have you found a hatchery that sells chicks in mid November through December?

 

[lazy gardener]

First time chicken keeper? What is your general location? Do you have a coop that has electricity available? Are you chomping at the bit? Is there a hatchery near you?

 

[Niko C]

How harsh are your winters where you live? Have you found a hatchery that sells chicks in mid November through December?

I live in CT so pretty harsh winters. Yes online

 

[Niko C]

First time chicken keeper? What is your general location? Do you have a coop that has electricity available? Are you chomping at the bit? Is there a hatchery near you?

Yes i am a first time chicken keeper my coop does have electricity available but i already have a flock of 4

 

[fawndane]

I live in CT so pretty harsh winters. Yes online

Are you able to care for chicks in extreme weather like that? Do you have the time to? It’s really your descision. If I was you though, I’d wait..

 

[lazy gardener]

Location? Climate? Can you section off part of your coop to make a brooder in your coop for your chicks?

 

[Niko C]

Are you able to care for chicks in extreme weather like that? Do you have the time to? It’s really your descision. If I was you though, I’d wait..

Ok thanks

 

[lazy gardener]

Your choice. Personally, I'd wait. Shipping in warmer months is not as problematic. And you are less likely to run into issues with power outages when you are brooding chicks in the spring.

 

[BYChickenAl]

I've never started chicks in the winter but don't see why you couldn't. They start off in a brooder box. If you get a hardy breed you should be fine. I just keep thinking what happened to chicks that were hatched 100 years ago... They had the mother hen...