Baby Chicks to arrive the last week of Feb!

[McWhirtHaven]

This is our first go at raising chickens on our farm. We are very excited. We just placed the order from McMurray Hatchery.
This is what we will be getting started with.....:
These are the 41 chicks we ordered to get us started:
GOLDEN CAMPINES Males 2
DELAWARE Males 3
WHITE ROCK Females 5
RHODE ISLAND RED Males 2
WHITE ROCK Males 2
RHODE ISLAND RED Females 5
LIGHT BRAHMAS Males 2
LIGHT BRAHMAS Females 8
GOLDEN CAMPINES Females 5
BLUE COCHINS females 2
SILVER LEGHORN Females 5

Any input would greatly be appreciated!~
=)

 

[Deerling]

Are you planning on eating a lot of the males? I heard one rooster to every 7-10 hens is good if you are just keeping them around. It seems like a great assortment! We are getting brown layers from McMurray next week. We are so excited! One thing I did was ordered a hot pack for them, which is $2.50. I had to call to order it, but lots of people seem to be getting dead chicks because of the cold. In Iowa where the chicks are shipping from it's freezing, and one operator said that the weather didn't get warm until April.

 

[sumi]

You are getting a very nice assortment of chickens! Are you planning on breeding with them?

 

[Fire N Ice AK]

That sounds like a beautiful assortment. My husband wants Golden Campines Hope to see pictures when they arrive if you get the chance to post them!