Unexpected new chicken mom

[CassandraLynn04]

Hello all! I unexpectedly found 4 chicks in my back yard last week so naturally I ran to the local farm storm and picked up all things chicken related! When I showed them a picture of the chicks they guessed that they were rustic ramblers. I have not found much information online about that breed and wanted to get more opinions on what others think these little chicks are. If they are indeed rustic ramblers any information on the breed would be much appreciated. I am hoping they are all hens because I cannot have roosters where I live.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

 

[sourland]

Hard to even guess their breed as so many breeds look alike as chicks. Welcome to BYC, and congratulations on your surprise flock.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

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Best wishes
Pork Pie

 

[Grammy60]

Hi Cassandra and welcome to BYC Wow, good luck with your cute surprise flock!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Cassandra, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
What are your plans for housing them outside when they are fully feathered at 6 weeks? They look to be about 2 weeks old.

 

[CassandraLynn04]

Hello, Cassandra, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
What are your plans for housing them outside when they are fully feathered at 6 weeks? They look to be about 2 weeks old.

I am going to be buying a coop for them with a run! I take them outside and put them in a pen whenever it’s nice and sunny out right now so they can dig around in the grass.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! I think that you will find most prefab coops and runs are too small for more than 2 standard sized chickens. You may want to look at ideas in the coop build section for converting kennels, playhouses, etc. to coops. Best of luck with your new flock!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC !

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community.