So.....how long do they peep?

[Armageddon]

My baby chicks, are turning into some gangly looking 3 week olds.....when do chickens starting clucking?

 

[gryeyes]

Mine added a few sounds whilst they were still young, between 5 and 6 wks old, but they still sounded sorta peepy up until they were 8 wks old. Even then the sounds weren't CLUCKS.... then one day I noticed they all sounded like real chickens.

 

[Baymen Moe]

Yes, you'll be surprised how big your birds will be and still peeping like small chicks.

 

[MissAnnieFrannie]

hey you! Mine are also hitting that so-ugly-its-cute 3 week mark, and they are still having that insistent little PEEP lol.

 

[Carpe DiHen]

MissAnnieFrannie, I see you are expecting. Is the hatchery replacing your poor crushed babies?

 

[Happy Chooks]

With mine, their voices started to change at about 12 weeks.

 

[Uzuri]

I swear mine still let out the occasional peep and they're at 9 months XD

 

[mstricer]

I have a 15 wk old that still thinks shes a baby and makes the sweet little BCM song. She is by herself though and sweet as can be nicest baby I've ever had.

 

[rcentner]

mine peeped until about a month before they started to lay, I miss the peeps. I remember when my last pullet started clcuking, I was kinda disappointed, but excited to maybe get eggs soon from them.

 

[MissAnnieFrannie]

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Yes, they are.

I am having them sent to a different PO this time though. I believe they are expected to be coming in Friday... Wish me luck! I am hoping that this time there won't be any "accidents"

. I must say, this may be my last time going through the hatchery though (not that Ideal isnt wonderful, just the stres sof PO chicks and such). I have been looking into an incubator