4 week old chicks

My oldest are 5 weeks, my youngest are 4 weeks. They don’t seem to be using the brooder heat plate at all anymore, not even at night. When can these goofs go out to their new coop? They’re getting very bored and stuffy.

I stopped using the heat lamp and my 4-week old chicks now huddle/sleep under the brooder instead. Since there is no more heat lamp, there is no more constant light 24/7, so they now get the natural light that comes through the garage instead. Will this help them get accustomed to the day/night...

I have seven chicks that I’d love help s3xing. They are all from the same hatch, are 4 weeks old, and all come from blue or green eggs. The barnyard mix included amaracauna to black copper marans, Sussex, Wyandotte’s, frizzles, barred rocks…

About 4 weeks ago I went to a hatchery and purchased a few chicks as friends for the only chick that hatched from the incubator. I wanted 3 Welsummer chicks 1 boy 2 girls. I noticed a week later, that one of the chicks I thought was a Welsummer looked different to the other two. I felt sure...

I just wanted to post some picture of a few of my cuties! The first is Goldie, the second is Ms. Daisy, and last but certainly not least is Oreo. They will all be 4wks on Thursday.

Hello! I have 5 4 week old Easter Egger chicks. The brooder they are currently in gives them 1.25 sq feet per bird. They seem cramped in there. So question one is- is that enough space? I let them out of the brooder multiple times a day to run around the spare bedroom (outdoors is currently too...

Hi all, first time we’ve ordered instead of buying whatever TSC has in store. I wanted a few choice breeds but also some adventure in some. So can you help me ID them. I’ve provided multiple poses to help. Of course I know the 2 I chose (4th photo) but not sure about the grab bag ones/(assorted...

New chicken mom here. If 3 or more of these beauties are roos, I need to order more pullets ASAP. Can you help me with your best guesses? #1 (early tail feathers, only one with mostly pink beak) #1 in front #2 (early tail feathers - the most active and social) #3 (smallest bird, way...

I have 3 Black Copper Maran 4 week old baby chicks that I all three look similar and am wondering if it is a pullet or a rooster. I am attaching a photo of one of them. These photos are of just one chick. This one is so docile and friendly. She/he walks right up to me when I walk in the coop...

Pullet or Rooster? This is my first Blue Laced Red Wyandotte that I have ever had. Do the Wyandottes tend to feather slowly in both pullets and cockerels? This one is 4 weeks old and does not have very many feathers or much of a comb or waddle. If anyone has a photo that I can compare mine to...

Hi all! First post :) I have a 3.5 week old Cochin Bantam who looks like (s)he is showing signs of an early wattle. Is this normal for the breed or do I definitely have a rooster? This little guy is the most chill of the bunch (snuggly, social) so I would be SHOCKED, but I’m new to raising...

Purchased these on hatch day Feb 28, 2018. They are 4 weeks old. However, they have been developing very differently with wing feather and tail feather growth. Also, their comb and wattles are also on different growth rates. Here is a link to a recent thread with weekly wing pics where you...

5 Straight Run Dark Brown Leghorn. Age 4 weeks - might be too young, but took what I hope are helpful pics of each of the 5 birds. Curious if we have males (odds would say we do have males), but wondering which ones. My guess is that DBL 2 is a male (but just an uneducated guess). Here are...

17 chicks across 6 breeds Wow! So much growth! They are turning into great little chickens. Some are straight run, so we still have some male or female mystery going on, but wattles have begun to show up and combs are becoming more obvious. They are shedding so much fluff and dander this...

I have five button quail. Two adults and three chicks. I am certain my brown chick is a male, as he has red feathers on his belly and around the vent. My other two are the Ivory mutation. I have no idea of their genders though. Is there any ways to tell? They are four weeks old.

Hello there! People of the chicken world... I have a rather odd question for you. I have a 4 week old Sussex chick who is acting completely normal, eating, drinking, pooping, etc... However, last night I was having my nightly 'cuddle' and noticed a rather squishy large coverage of the...

Will "aroma controlled cleaning vinegar" sprayed in a wooden brooder then left to dry work as a disinfectant. The wood is porous and in our house so I hesitate to use anything that'll have to be sprayed or rinsed out. We have food grade safe for consumption distilled from corn and diluted with...

Hi there, I am new to keeping chicks, and my first week of experience has been extremely disheartening. Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. tl;dr 2 out of 6 4-week-old chicks have died, 2 look like they're at death's door. Providing they survive, can I safely integrate the 2...

Hi everyone, I have 4 chicks that were vent sexed as pullets and are 4 weeks old. I'm pretty confident that the buff Orpington and silver laced Wyandotte appear to be pullets, but I'm unsure about the 2 Easter eggers.... Behavior wise they are very fearful, flighty and spastic. The last time we...