new chooks

[bluwulf01]

We hav just becum the proud 'parents' of 5 chicks- orps. were only expecting 3/6 but heyho!!! now 5 days old
?!! why does one of them keep playing in the water paddling not drinking and any EASY ways to tell hens from cockerels please!!
thanx

[cottage garden]

Have a look at www.poultrychat.com A lot of similar questions have been asked recently and they will be able to tell you in detail.

Congratulations on your new chickens!!!!

[bluwulf01]

Thanx will hav a look

[witch-1]

Enjoy your chooks - can't help as I'm also a newbie to chicken keeping and I brought my 3 as POLs so I knew I was sold girlies

Jan
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[bluwulf01]

Thanks we have hatched them so not so sure, will have to wait and see i expect.

Jackie :-}

[Dotty Chick]

Congratulations!
Buff Orps are just lovely chickens, got two myself, but one is poorly at the moment. Samson and Delilah. As he will grow up to be HUGE... I have seen his Daddy, I thought he needed a suitable name. He's the one that poorly at the moment, being bullied by the others. They are new to us where as we had the others just 2 weeks before them. They are in my hall at the moment!!! asleep and getting some respite from the bullies.
Hope all goes well, I've learnt a lot in the past month so I have a little knowledge. Learnt most of it from The Vine must say.
Dotty
P.S They say that cockerels have longer legs!!!