Chicks finally came in! Here's a photo of the 12 new babies. Some are hiding, but I have three RIR, 2 Buff Orpingtons (I think, they were in an "assorted reds" bin), 1 blue cochin, 1 buff cochin, 1 cochin that I don't know the color of, 3 snow white bantams, and 1 that looks almost like a...
Well, TSC didn't get chicks in today.....BUT
Yeah, you knew that "but" was comin!
We now have six new ducklings! I think that I have two Khaki Campbells and four pekins. I was hoping for more Khaki's, but all they had otherwise was mallards, and I do not need any more mallards!
Anyway...
I know that RIR's can be sexed with the wing tip method. That's how I sold off all my extra RIR roos (3) from my straight run assortment and ended up with 1 roo and 5 hens.
There are only a handful that can't be sexed by their wings. Silkies are one of them, so if I get any silkies, they...
I knew it seemed kind of odd when they said that they would be getting a shipment of chicks in on a Monday. I gave them my name and number, hopefully they will call before I go to work tomorrow! Around here, I'm glad that they're doing the 6 minimum (you can mix ducklings and chicks to get...
Even though I have two incubators full and two brooders full of chicks (and ducklings), I'm going to make a trip to TSC today!
I hope that they get the same selection as they did last year.
Here is my list (not like I'll really stick with it, lol):
4-5 RIR pullets
a trio of buff orpingtons...