~Chicks arrived!~

[lovinlife]

I got the call from the post office at 5:55 this morning. Picked them up and was suprised at how small the boxes were. I ordered 62 chicks and they were in two boxes about 8"x11".

I went in with 3 friends and we ordered 62. Only one chick didn't make it. One of the Salmon Favorelles was smushed in a corner. I was surprised I didn't lose more than that.

Box #1 had 26 chicks (one was the fatality)


Box #2 had 36 chicks


All 61 in the brooder

It's a large water trough and works great.

My 19

They were tired after I took their buddies out. My friends came to pick up their babies tonight, so I had 61 for less than a day.

My chicks are 3 gold laced wyandotte, 3 silver laced wyandotte, 3 blue laced red wyandotte, 3 easter egger, 2 partridge rock, 2 cuckoo maran, 1 welsummer and 2 salmon favorelle.

It's sweet!!!

 

[Shannon's Chix]

They're adorable! Congrats!

 

[legacyln]

You'll have a cool rainbow chicken flock--my fav kind. My chicks from Cackle Hatchery came in a box that size as well and I was surpised as well (mine had sisal bedding). Your first couple pictures are what we refer to as "Chick Heaven." My 5 year old placed our inhe brooder and then said, "Ah, I love the smell of new baby chicks!"

 

[duckyfromoz]

I love the pics of chicks and ducklings that have been posted still in the travel boxes. ... We cant do that here in OZ..so I really love seeing so many on here..

Glad to hear they almost all made it..Sorry about the little one who didnt...But they are all just too cute.

 

[Mr chicken dude]

Uh Oh....Some of those chicks look sick...You better send them to me so I can nurse them back to health.

 

[wekiva bird]

 

[Settler'sDreamFarm]

Nice birds! Congrats..... What breeds?

 

[lovinlife]

Yeah, Mr chicken dude, they'll be right over.

They're all doing really well! No one has lost a single chick yet, yay! They're so funny. They run around and then stop running, close their eyes and fall forward onto their beaks passed out. I just laugh.

I tried to keep three EEs that all had different markings. One is dark brown, one is marked similar to a welsummer, and one has sparse markings and a lot of yellow. We'll see!

I'm going to keep a photo record of their growth. Every Saturday I will take pics and record the date so I can keep track. People ask all the time what is normal for the stages of growth, so this will be a good resource eventually.