Jen346 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Hi all First time chicken owners here, we pick these girls (Easter eggers) up next week and 3 day old chicks (1x light sussex, 1x ISA brown, 1x cuckoo maran) on Friday.. what would be your best advice to newbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 They look lovely 😊 You will need to keep those ones separate from the 3 day old chicks though. You will also need a heat source to keep the chicks warm, medicated chick crumb plus a few other things. I was about to go down the chick route but got 6 week olds instead - much easier. Make sure you put pictures up when you get them 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Great choice of breeds for interesting egg colours! As luvachicken says, you'll need to keep the two groups separate until they're ~12 weeks old as there will be quite a size difference (and usual quarantine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Easter Eggers and a Marans - lucky you - your egg basket will be stunning! Agree with everything above. How old are the Easter Eggers? They may need to be indoors for a while longer at this time of year if they’re still young. I’m sure you already have but good idea to start having a really good think now about what sort of coop and run they’re going to have - where it will go, what you’ll put on the ground, will you cover it? I’d recommend having as large a run as you possibly can to allow for any separations that are ever needed and to allow for the fact that they often have to be shut in for long periods of time in the winter. Looking forward to photos and planning 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen346 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Luvachicken said: They look lovely 😊 You will need to keep those ones separate from the 3 day old chicks though. You will also need a heat source to keep the chicks warm, medicated chick crumb plus a few other things. I was about to go down the chick route but got 6 week olds instead - much easier. Make sure you put pictures up when you get them Will do, and will upload pics as soon as I pic the chicks up on Friday 1 hour ago, mullethunter said: Easter Eggers and a Marans - lucky you - your egg basket will be stunning! Agree with everything above. How old are the Easter Eggers? They may need to be indoors for a while longer at this time of year if they’re still young. I’m sure you already have but good idea to start having a really good think now about what sort of coop and run they’re going to have - where it will go, what you’ll put on the ground, will you cover it? I’d recommend having as large a run as you possibly can to allow for any separations that are ever needed and to allow for the fact that they often have to be shut in for long periods of time in the winter. Looking forward to photos and planning 😆 The Easter eggers will be 10wks when we pick them up, they will be in a mk1 cube with a 6/7m x 2m covered run ... super excited 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
