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post #1 of 108
1/16/12 at 4:47pm
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I finally ordered my chicks for this year today wee.gif Anyone else have some fluffies coming soon!! I promised my DH I would take it easy and not order to many, we wanted to double our currently flock of 15 chickens and 4 ducks, but...you know how chicken math works roll.png . I ended up ordering 31+ chicks, 4 ducks, and 2 geese. I just couldn't help myself so I have two orders coming, one from Ideal and one from Mt. Healthy.

So here's what I am getting big_smile.png

Ideal Order:

1 Ideal 236 pullet, 1 Production Black pullet, 1 Silver Penciled Hamburg pullet, 1 Golden Lakenvelder pullet, 1 Black SexLink pullet, 1 Speckled Sussex pullet, 1 Rhode Island Red pullet, 1 Delaware pullet, 1 Barnevelder pullet, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullet, 5 Ameraucanas (AKA Easter Eggers) pullets, 1 Easter Egger male, 1 Blue Swedish duck female, 1 Khaki Campbell duck female, 1 Snowy Mallard duck female, 1 Rouen duck female, 1 Brown African goose female, and 1 Gray Saddleback Pomeranian goose female.

Mt. Healthy Order:

5 Ameraucanas (Easter Eggers) pullets, 9 Dixie Rainbow pullets, and 1 Dixie Rainbow male.

Now to get our new coops built for our little fluffies coming, good thing they aren't arriving til February 29th, that gives us a little time at least.


Edited by yoie - 3/2/12 at 6:15pm

Silkies, silkies, and more silkies!

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post #2 of 108
1/16/12 at 5:09pm

My chicks will hopefully be shipping March 5th.  I got English Orps and Blue Marans coming from Fancy Chick.  So excited!

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**Nevermore Acres**  

 MD NPIP #51-517    

 

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post #3 of 108
1/16/12 at 5:58pm

I have 5 Black Copper Marans, 10 Easter Eggers, 5 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Salmon Faverolles shipping Feb 27th from My Pet Chicken.  Let the fun begin (again)!

Owned by a yellow Lab, a German Shepherd, a German Shepherd/Lab puppy, 7 Ragdoll cats, 5 Foundation Quarter Horses, a llama and 50-something chickens!

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Owned by a yellow Lab, a German Shepherd, a German Shepherd/Lab puppy, 7 Ragdoll cats, 5 Foundation Quarter Horses, a llama and 50-something chickens!

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post #4 of 108
1/16/12 at 7:30pm

I have 2 Light Brahmas, 2 Barred Rock, 1 Buff Orp, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 black sex link, 1 red Sex link all coming on Jan.30  Woot Woot, can't wait I am so excited!

Just hubby and I....and 2 Mini Schnauzer, 1-Speckled Sussex, 1-Black Star, 1-Red Star, 1-BO, 2BR and 2 Light Brahmas
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Just hubby and I....and 2 Mini Schnauzer, 1-Speckled Sussex, 1-Black Star, 1-Red Star, 1-BO, 2BR and 2 Light Brahmas
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post #5 of 108
1/16/12 at 8:11pm

Hoping to get my order of sumatra's around the end of feb, cant wait for the lil puffballs!

Looking for a breeder or trader of any kind in the bahamas!

Rocking my mini farm in the meanwhile 

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Looking for a breeder or trader of any kind in the bahamas!

Rocking my mini farm in the meanwhile 

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post #6 of 108
1/16/12 at 8:16pm

I took the plunge in December and recieved my 2 dozen pullet chicks Dec 24th......and just placed an order for 25 black australop pullet day olds and 2 roos to be delivered next Wednesday from Ideal Poultry wee.gif    Not to mention the itty bitties that are in the bator hehehe

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post #7 of 108
1/16/12 at 9:21pm
I got 18 chicks back in the middle of November: 5 Easter Eggers, 4 Golden-laced and 4 Silver-laced Wyandottes, 3 Dominiques, and 2 Delawares. We're still 18 for 18 and hoping for the best for one of our little EE's that's a scissor beak. Although my wife probably wouldn't approve, I've been looking at some hatcheries and getting the itch! big_smile.png
4 Easter Eggers, 4 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 4 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 4 Dominiques, 2 Delawares, 1 Rhode Island Red, and 1 Black Sex-Link!
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4 Easter Eggers, 4 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 4 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 4 Dominiques, 2 Delawares, 1 Rhode Island Red, and 1 Black Sex-Link!
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post #8 of 108
1/16/12 at 9:23pm

Psshh, I'm doing it the true addict's way -

 

 

I've got about 38 eggs in the incubator right now, due to hatch in a couple weeks.

 

I'm setting another 41 eggs in another week.

 

 

Chicks galore. Right at home. wee.gif

 

 

(for those curious, the eggs are various frizzled and/or mottled Easter Eggers, Polish, Olive Eggers, and Araucanas)

Araucanas, Polish, Shamos

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Araucanas, Polish, Shamos

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post #9 of 108
1/16/12 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by Illia View Post

Psshh, I'm doing it the true addict's way -

 

 

I've got about 38 eggs in the incubator right now, due to hatch in a couple weeks.

 

I'm setting another 41 eggs in another week.

 

 

Chicks galore. Right at home. wee.gif

 

 

(for those curious, the eggs are various frizzled and/or mottled Easter Eggers, Polish, Olive Eggers, and Araucanas)


I would love to hatch my own and my daughters would go nuts! One day I'll get there! BTW I absolutely LOVE your pic!! Are those from your hens?
4 Easter Eggers, 4 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 4 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 4 Dominiques, 2 Delawares, 1 Rhode Island Red, and 1 Black Sex-Link!
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4 Easter Eggers, 4 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 4 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 4 Dominiques, 2 Delawares, 1 Rhode Island Red, and 1 Black Sex-Link!
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post #10 of 108
1/16/12 at 10:01pm

Yep smile.png  Working on adding to the green collection - Making a link between green and dark brown. I don't have those really nice super dark greenish ones yet.

Araucanas, Polish, Shamos

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Araucanas, Polish, Shamos

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