Baby chicks countdown thread!

[Iluveggers]

Did you place a baby chick order?Are you counting down the days until your new little puffballs arrive? This is the thread to share your impatience, your excitement, and announce the day they get here before starting your own show off your new chicks thread!

If you want to join me, please post:
1. Your expected ship/arrival week
2. How many weeks are left
3. Where you ordered from
4. What was in your order

Let’s be impatient together!

 

[Iluveggers]

1. Your expected ship/arrival week
June 20th

2. How many weeks are left
19 weeks left!

3. Where you ordered from
McMurray and a local hatchery

4. What was in your order
4 Orpingtons
2 Welsummer
3 Easter/Olive Egger
3 Wyandotte
2 Whiting true blue
2 whiting true green
1 each of Ancona, Andalusian, Sussex, Faverolles, Plymouth Rock, Marans

June is too far away!

 

[Sally PB]

June is too far away!

I had the same problem last March! Live vicariously through all the cute pictures here on BYC, and you'll get there.

 

[curlycropchics]

I got mine but I will be patiently waiting for yours! I am very happy they are here but I know the pain of waiting. YOU have quite a collection coming what a beautiful flock you will have!!

 

[Iluveggers]

I got mine but I will be patiently waiting for yours! I am very happy they are here but I know the pain of waiting. YOU have quite a collection coming what a beautiful flock you will have!!

Yours are soooo cute! What did you order besides your Orpington and EE?

 

[Rangergord]

1. Your expected ship/arrival week

April 27 hatch and ship / April 28 arrival.

2. How many weeks are left

12 weeks.

3. Where you ordered from

Rochester Hatchery, Westlock AB. Canada

4. What was in your order

25 Red Rock Cross pullets. (Similar to Black Rock hybrids)

This is my first time being responsible for raising chicks. I plan to sell 2 out of 3 of them as POL pullets.

 

[ninjawesome]

Did you place a baby chick order?Are you counting down the days until your new little puffballs arrive? This is the thread to share your impatience, your excitement, and announce the day they get here before starting your own show off your new chicks thread!

If you want to join me, please post:
1. Your expected ship/arrival week
2. How many weeks are left
3. Where you ordered from
4. What was in your order

Let’s be impatient together!

It has been years since I have owned chickens since I now live in an apartment...but I am moving into a house later this year with a back yard and you know what that means!

1. Your expected ship/arrival week
August 23, 2022
2. How many weeks are left
28 weeks
3. Where you ordered from
Prolly MPC
4. What was in your order
Definitely RIR, a silkie bantam, barred rock, and a delaware. Also a mille fleur d'uccle bantam. Those are the best birds.

 

[curlycropchics]

Yours are soooo cute! What did you order besides your Orpington and EE?

Silver and gold wynadottes, two marans ( random choice, see when they get older) welsummers

 

[Iluveggers]

This is my first time being responsible for raising chicks. I plan to sell 2 out of 3 of them as POL pullets.

Awesome! What a fun idea! Baby chicks are so fun to watch! And selling the extras is a great idea also!

but I am moving into a house later this year with a back yard and you know what that means!

1. Your expected ship/arrival week
August 23, 2022

Congratulations! It will be worth the wait I’m sure!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Oh how fun!! Newb chicken mom here and I'm going NUTS with anticipation!!

1. Your expected ship/arrival week
April11th

2. How many weeks are left
10
3. Where you ordered from
McMurrays

4. What was in your order

5 Bielefelders
4 Niederhiners
1 EE (they call it Amerucana, ha)
1 Buff Orp
And a mystery chick