Baby Pictures

A Blue Jersey Giant chick
This chick is in front of a pint jar waterer, just to give you a size reference. Because this chick was moved from his regular brooder for the picture, I put the same shelf-liner down to give him secure footing so he would feel more comfortable with his first modeling job. I also put out a little food to keep his attention where I wanted him, he didn't want to run around and explore a lot.

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A Black Jersey Giant Chick
Forgive the lack of clarity in this picture, I do not use a flash as it scares the birds and makes them look washed out. I do alter the exposure digitally to bring out some detail, however.

Again, this chick is in front of a pint jar waterer and this picture was taken at the same time as the one above with a chick from the same hatch.

I got an opportunity to weigh day-old Jersey Giant chicks (remember these guys are a few days old) but the day-olds weighed in at 1.5 - 1.6 ounces per chick! They seem to be some of the cutest (and pudgiest) chicks I have ever seen. I think that the Jersey Giants are easier to raise than other breeds, most chicks immediately know what food is and start eating and drinking on their own BUT I still recommend beak-dipping in water when you take them from the incubator.

Splash Jersey Giant picture
Note that the slate coloring on the legs is not as dark on some splashes, but it's still there.

Not to be reduntant, but keep in mind that this days-old chick is standing in front of a pint waterer for size comparison.

These chicks were all very laid back and getting nice pictures of them was not at all difficult. At the same time, I do not take them away from their brooders for a long period of time at all. Compared to other chickens or types of poultry, Jersey Giant chicks seem to be the least picky about needing heat as babies, they can come off of it earlier than other birds as long as they are kept at room-temperature or a little warmer, and seem very hardy. With the exception of single-chick hatches, I have lost very few chicks and usually each chick that hatches reaches maturity. These birds do not pick, do not pile in the waterer, and do not seem to do the "stupid chick" things that other varieties or types of poultry do.

Here are three-week old Jersey Giant chicks, again from a different brood:

Blue Jersey Giant Chick, 3 weeks

Here is a larger yet young chick, only the Splash in this series is pictured with a waterer but the size waterer changed - the pictures above include a pint waterer which is about 5" high and the Splash chick below is pictured with a 7" high quart jar waterer.

At this age, the chicks WERE more interested in checking out their new temporary environment and were a little harder to photograph. I think they are very handsome at this growth stage, and wanted to show that off.

The three-week old chicks shown here had been taken off of their heat lamp altogether and were inside the Poultry House which was about 75-85 degrees inside at the time. Automatic watering ensures that the birds can stay hydrated and plenty of fans help cool them in warmer Arkansas weather.

Splash Jersey Giant Chick, 3 weeks

I used a quart waterer to show the size of this chick, the waterer is app. 7" tall. Yes, the waterer IS empty and the bird was only in this area for a minute or so, I do not take the birds away from their group for any length of time whenever possible. Inside the Poultry House, the birds have automatic watering so that no one goes thirsty. Young chicks use waterers pictured here, and then as older birds are transferred to "big bird cages" with auto watering.

Here are two Black Jersey Giant chicks at three weeks of age. The one one the left is looking more like a hen where the one on the right seems to be a young rooster. Usually you can come pretty close in determining which chicks are little roos and which chicks are little hens at this age. Only a few will fool you! I have also had the odd luck of some broods being almost all hens, and others are almost all roosters.

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