Are these old enough to be off heat?*Good pics*

[Anonymous]

Ok, aside from the fact I reckon half of these are crossbreds (so any breed thoughts welcome! particularly on the blacks and black and whites!) Do these look ready to be off heat?

Silky yes?

Silky cross perhaps?

Silver/Dark brahma?

Silky cross pekin perhaps?

Not sure on breed- but not wanting a pretty photo!

This is very impressive chick, again breed???

run away!

 

[Anonymous]

As it looks as if all their feathers/adult plumage is through they should be ready to come off heat,but,I'm very in-experienced so don't know for sure.
As for breeds,the one does look like a pure silky,a pekin/silky x,and some of the others do remind me of pekins and are prob pekin x's. ,soz,I know you did know all of these-I just couldn't resist .They are all lovely.

 

[Anonymous]

lol, no problem, that's half the fun for us with chicks!

 

[Tim]

At that size, in the summer I'd have them out, providing there are enough of them to cuddle up together... that said it's chilly in the mornings

If they were mine I would put a 60W lightbulb above them (in their house outside) and then wean them by putting it on a timer to give them heat at night, then just the early hours, then off...

Tim

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Moved them tonight and then found them under the ramp tonight and had to poke (through the cage-silly me didn't build it so the outside run is accessible!) them all individually up the ramp! But all not in the big chicken house and hopefully should be ok!

 

[girlracer265]

lol they always need teaching to go in at first or they sleep outside but access to the run does make it easier lol

 

[Anonymous]

I think i've successfully identified the bird in pic 8 and 9,pic 8 i thought 'wow! a young raptor or bird of prey'
then pic 9 made it all clearer,you've got a young 'roadrunner' there.Wile coyote must have just been out of the shot .
Seriously,i like all of them,very much, they are really cute,but the hens posing in pic 8 and 9 are my faves.