Isn't it to early for liliest to be growing in 7b Alabama? The one leafers are bulblets I replanted last fall after seperating mine. The 4 bigger ones are 4 out of 8 mixed Asiatics I ordered and planted somewhere around 45-60 days ago.
They are planted the correct depth maybe a little deeper.

Duane - the stem bulblets do tend to push through the earliest as they are planted the most shallow, especially if you have had mild conditions recently. The other Asiatic bulbs are through early though; I would ordinarily expect them to push through in April or May - i.e. sometime after your first frost. But because these are recently planted bulbs they are responding to the temperature conditions they were stored at prior to you getting them - warmer than the winter soil would be, so they are springing into life sooner this year than they will next year after spending a winter in the ground. Your challenge now is to avoid frost damage, as these tender stalks can suffer mightily if the weather turn cold again in February. If you have a leaf-pile, I would mound these on top of the emerging stalks to provide some protection for now. Others of this forum from Michigan or Wisconsin (where late frosts can be more common) may have other techniques to protect these early-sprouters. Good luck...

Whether you mound mulch now or later will depend on which will keep the ground colder. I would suspect that mulching now would keep the ground warmer and spur growth, rather than retard it. If threatening frosts are predicted, then I would mulch, or perhaps better, put a bucket upside-down over the sprout(s) and secure. The ground warmth will keep the inside warm enough, but still allow the surrounding soil to stay cool with the cold weather. Cold soil and lack of sufficient moisture are the only things that are going to retard growth. (Obviously then: don't water!)