Chicks shipped

[stephensc7146]

Ooh! When are they old enough to start getting yogurt mixed in their food and all that?

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Aww how cute! I ordered 10 chicks from Meyer too. Mine won't be here until the first week of May, so I have quite a wait yet. I also ordered from Meyer because it was the closest hatchery to me. I wanted them to get here as fast and safely as possible. Glad your little ones are doing okay! Sorry you lost one...

 

[stephensc7146]

Thank you I decided to go for an assortment because after seeing 'not available' on every single breed I wanted, I knew it would be faster to get (I get too anxious waiting for a long time). I will be going to tractor supply and the feed store when they get chicks to pick certain other breeds out. I may order more EE's from meyer. They seem to always be available, and I love green eggs

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I got some EE's as well! Sadly I'm not able to get a big assortment, because my coop is too small. My parents gave me a 10 chick limit. Not sure if I will be getting any extras added. Sure hope not! I don't want to end up with any roosters. I already have two, and they don't really get along very well... :/ How are you chicks doing at the moment?

 

[ohiochick2013]

Chicks are hilarious when they're trying to keep a treat from the other chicks! I can't wait to get some great EE eggs.

 

[stephensc7146]

They are all fantastic some are eating and most are sleeping. My chihuahua is super jealous of them. Last night when I was testing temperature I had to keep throwing her toy for her. If I didn't pick it up quick enough after she dropped it behind me I would get a really high pitched bark which woke the chicks up every time. It was pretty amusing.
I am babysitting chickens for someone I know until she finds a place outside of city limits. She has a bantam rooster that I gave her last year, and he definitely has little man syndrome. he's not very people friendly, but he's short, so he never flogs high enough to get past my boots. (yet at least)
Because of him I'm afraid to get a standard sized roo. I love roosters and I think they are absolutely beautiful, but soo many horror stories about them! my luck, I would have the meanest roo of them all! I think someday I will take the chance because I really want to incubate chicks for my boyfriends 4 year old son. Hatching eggs are more expensive than the chicks themselves! and due to shipping conditions they are not guaranteed hatchable, but because I want certain breeds, it's probably the better route anyways.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I have two rhode island red roosters. I have had some pretty bad experiences with roosters, but these guys are the sweetest ones I have ever had. My youngest rooster is only 8 months, so he still likes to think he's in charge, and he ocassionaly pecks at my boots. I have had 14 roosters in the last two and a half years, and only six of them turned out nice. Most of them were hatched by my hens, and I found them homes before they were 5 months old. I noticed that my sweetest roosters have been the ones that were hatched by my Buff Orpington. I don't know what it is, but for whatever reason I have better experiences with roosters that were hatched and raised by a hen.

 

[stephensc7146]

Don't buff orpington roosters look like hens? I was givens roosters as meat birds and I threw a fit to my ex because I swore they were hens. I only remember that they were a pretty blonde color.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Not that I've seen. Buff Orpington roosters are usually very large, and they have a broader chest. They are the exact same color though.

 

[stephensc7146]

hmm. I wonder if that is just a mystery i'll never solve.

So do you already have chickens at your house and just ordering more to add to it? If so, What's your flock like?