Schedule for new chicks ?

Hi all,

im looking to increase our flock by 8, we are hoping to get 8 RIR hen chicks as young as possible so we can watch them grow up.
Firstly how young can we get them and also ensure we have 8 hens and not cocks ?

Also I have been trying to find a rough guide as to how to rear them, they will begin their life here in a 4ft x 1.5ft fish glass tank. But at what age do you move them out of here and what into, when can they be allowed to venture outside (in an enclosed run) for example.

I know they seem like very simple questions but i just cant find a 'rearing schedule' that i can roughly follow. Currently we have 4 hybrids and have the room to keep them separate untill the right time to mix them.

Any advice would be fantastic,

thanks.

I agree, difficult to sex younger than around 10 weeks at least, sometimes you can pick the boys out, but often find you have a macho hen instead!

some birds can be sexed from birth if you google autosex hens then you will get a list, then google the photos and see any that you like.  We got four different chicks at one week old and had them under heat before integrating with our four older hens.  They all live happily together and all have their own characteristics.  It nice I think to see a mixed flock and different coloured hens is a bonus too

glad to help- enjoy your girls and dont forget to post pictures for us all to see