When is it too late in the year to get new chicks?

[corriemartin]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I think I'm completely nuts, but I keep thinking about it..... (and we have the space, and now we have the infrastructure--which we didn't have when we got the first batch in March.)

 

[corriemartin]

I want new babies around too.

Would you ever consider doing it?

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

Maybe but I most likely wouldn't unless a hen goes broody.

 

[aart]

I was thinking about housing them completely separately, so two completely different batches--one in the home coop and yard, and the other in the chicken tractor and electro-fence. And yes, it probably would be wisest to wait, but.....

Not sure a tractor and electro-fencing would fare well in KS in winter.

 

[corriemartin]

Not sure a tractor and electro-fencing would fare well in KS in winter.

Well....I've talked to several of my neighbors who keep chickens in tractors all winter here (beefing them up a little to keep out drafts). The only problem, they say, is that if it snows a lot, it's hard to move them......

 

[GC-Raptor]

I got my second Flock 7 Barred Rocks August 17, 2018 from TSC as 2 day olds.
All survived and started to lay, first week of January. All were laying by the 3rd week.
The problem I had was frozen eggs. The small eggs from New Layers freeze quickly compared to my hens XL and jumbo eggs.

I don't remember getting any cracked eggs from the hens.
I'll only get spring chicks now, unless I suddenly lost my Flock.
My newest additions.

5 ISA Browns 13 weeks old today. GC

 

[Chickassan]

Im about to add new kids, literally they go into lockdown tomorrow.
This will be the latest iv'e ever added any and even though im by no means new at this im nervous.
Honestly though I think they'll be fine, yes there will be some difficulties but those happen no matter the season.
If you want to keep chickens for any length of time a person needs to learn to adapt anyway.

 

[corriemartin]

Im about to add new kids, literally they go into lockdown tomorrow.
This will be the latest iv'e ever added any and even though im by no means new at this im nervous.
Honestly though I think they'll be fine, yes there will be some difficulties but those happen no matter the season.
If you want to keep chickens for any length of time a person needs to learn to adapt anyway.

Nervous, why? August seems like a good time for brooding. You don't have to worry too much about giving them enough heat. Or is the danger it being TOO hot? Or.....

I've come up with a plan, and I'm really pretty excited about it.

 

[Chickassan]

Nervous because im a spring chickener usually.
I know how things work from incubator settings to the sun/shade pattern of the yard based around spring chicks.
A few months changes everything and gives me tons of chances to mess up.

Nervous, why? August seems like a good time for brooding. You don't have to worry too much about giving them enough heat. Or is the danger it being TOO hot? Or.....

I've come up with a plan, and I'm really pretty excited about it.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Im about to add new kids, literally they go into lockdown tomorrow.
This will be the latest iv'e ever added any and even though im by no means new at this im nervous.
Honestly though I think they'll be fine, yes there will be some difficulties but those happen no matter the season.
If you want to keep chickens for any length of time a person needs to learn to adapt anyway.

I had 4 hatch today from a last ditch attempt with a broody that was on standby for my other project XD. However, I'm not keeping one cause it's the wrong breed and I'm not keeping male's either most likely. Worst case, I plan to have something to keep them warm by snowtime