Spring 2017 first timers post!

[naturegeek168]

Hey, I have one of those too! Although mine isn't as exciting s yours is yet

 

[pioneerchick816]

@naturegeek168
It will fly by quickly!! It's always exciting

This is my second go round of chicks (my first batch came April 2016) I was "only going to have meat chickens", but then I discovered how quirky & fun they all are. Now I'm going to end up with 23 layers(so I can sell the eggs locally) & another batch of meaties

Chicken Math

 

[GaChicklette]

So the first pics are about a week at most old. The second is now at 5 weeks old.
And here we go!
I apologize to anyone who wasn't looking forward to the onslaught of chick pics!!!

Blue Splash Maran



Rhode Island Red (1 of 2)



Blue Favaucana (1 of 2)



Golden Cuckoo Maran



Light brown Leghorn (or welsummer)



Welsummer (or light brown Leghorn)



Light brown Leghorn or welsummer
(Also a surprise chick as my order was messed up and we got the wrong chick. Also a rooster we have found out by the comb)



Easter Egger (1 of 3)



Easter Egger (2 of 3)



Rhode Island Red (2 of 2)



Blue Favaucana (2 of 2)



Silver Gray Dorking



Blue Ameraucana (rooster or suppose to be)



Super blue layer



Crested cream legbar



Easter Egger (3 of 3)

Oh my goodness what chickie loveliness! Adore them all! That crested legbar is so sweet!!!!!!

 

[GaChicklette]

I'm just a little excited!

Awwwwwwwwww...soon! (What a cute picture!)

 

[bajabirdbrain]

Yesterday, day 2 at home, we added a shoe box lid filled with sand, peat moss and wood stove ash to the brooder. It was an instant big hit, not so much for dust bathing but for scratching and pecking.

 

[Merrymouse]

Here is my in coop brooder finished today, 6 days from chicks....

Gary, that looks fantastic! You're getting so close. Good thing your coop is big enough because you will probably spend a good deal of time just sitting and watching your chicks. They are fun to watch, each have distinct personalities. Is that regular chicken wire? I'm sure you realize that a chick could squeeze through or maybe get caught and hurt. Hard to tell from the picture. You might have to line the bottom with some hardware cloth or even cardboard so they cannot squeeze through. Also I highly recommend the nipple waterers, if you haven't looked into them give them a look. So much easier and Im all about making pet chores easier. Great job and your are getting to countdown time for your chick arrival

 

[Merrymouse]

Well here's an update on that whole mess! We ordered two crested cream legbar and turns out that we only really received one. It had no sign of a crest when she arrived, completely non existent until about two weeks in maybe. Then a little bit of feathery puff filled in and it's grown very quickly. What we thought was or ur other was just really far behind but as the weeks went on (now at five weeks) we noticed a change in color and no crest, plus it's a boy! So I contacted my pet chicken and it turns out they accidnelty sent us either a male welsummer or light brown Leghorn.
Also not all breeds of legbars have crest, but a cream one will always have one and it should show up around two weeks at least.
The other breeds of legbar do not lay Blue eggs though.

Hmm. sorry you got the wrong chick but if it is a welsummer I say lucky you! I have one and she (well hopefully "she") is so beautiful with like a cinnamon coloring. They supposedly lay well and are friendly and lay darkish brown eggs with speckles. Have you seen a mature one? I think they are stunning. I can send you a picture of my baby welsummer if that will help you positively ID your "mistake" chick.

My cream legbar is just a bit over 2 weeks old now and I only see one teeny tiny tuft of feather on her head. I also just lowered the heat of my MHP last night for the first time. I kept it high longer because one of the chicks I got last weekend was literally only a day old so maybe now that Im lowering the heat a bit they will start to really feather out. Keep me posted on your chicks and if you want that picture of my Welsummer I will happily post it for you.

ETA just noticed you said your welsummer was a cockerel

Will you be able to keep him? Bummer if no. I'm pretty sure I have at least one cockerel, my barred rock. He is a little over 2 weeks old and no tail what so ever and barely any primary feathers compared to the other chicks. And the little feathers he does have are more white that black and that all points to cockerel. So I'll be in the same boat as you.

 

[Merrymouse]

I did a photo shoot today of each chick by itself for comparison after 5 weeks. I'll share if anyone is interested but it's like 32 pics! So i don't want to just post without having a feel if anyone wants to have a gander

Bring on the pictures!!!!! Of course we want to see the pictures!

Edit: I really have to start scrolling down before I respond

 

[Merrymouse]

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Bummer....I'm so impatient that stinks sorry

 

[Merrymouse]

HAHA I did the same thing with my first 13 they are going on 5 weeks now. I actually used google sites to do my own website to document my chicken journey I have shared a few pics here but most of them are on my site

Well.....now your just teasing us...do share please