Dixie Chicks

[Alaskan]

Ok... X2 what everyone else said.






My shipped eggs from boggy bottom arrived.... I am a bit disappointed.

The "assortment" mix wasn't that much of an assortment... And even though the top photo in the ad was a porcelain, not a single egg is from porcelain birds... Actually, the three kinds I got, none are my favorite colors. And, no extras at all... I ordered 12 assorted, and I got 12.

I had also ordered 6 blue and splash..... And I got...... 6 blue and splash.

I told him who I was... Hoping that he would say "ah poor person who just ordered a bunch of live chicks, 1/5 of which died... I should add lots of extras! "

Uh... Nope.

 

[bamadude]

Dang AL

 

[Alaskan]

Thanks...

I now need to "dress up" or something... I hope I am not stinky... No time to shower... I procrastinated too much.....


I am being forced to "go out on the town"

 

[ApiaryandAviary]

@bamadude your grandchicks. Well, my favorite 2.

I am in love with your white mad hatter.

 

[ApiaryandAviary]

Ok... X2 what everyone else said.






My shipped eggs from boggy bottom arrived.... I am a bit disappointed.

The "assortment" mix wasn't that much of an assortment... And even though the top photo in the ad was a porcelain, not a single egg is from porcelain birds... Actually, the three kinds I got, none are my favorite colors. And, no extras at all... I ordered 12 assorted, and I got 12.

I had also ordered 6 blue and splash..... And I got...... 6 blue and splash.

I told him who I was... Hoping that he would say "ah poor person who just ordered a bunch of live chicks, 1/5 of which died... I should add lots of extras! "

Uh... Nope.

Sorry to hear that.
Hope the others make it. ReMe

 

[BriardChickens]

Have fun going out Alaskan, people mean well when they try to make some of go into town for other people things then groceries.

The Ancona babies are getting their first REAL feathers!!

 

[Razadia]

Yep. They hatched just a few days after my shipped chicks got here. The buff orps and that little blue chick are shipped. Of course, I have no idea what the blue chick is.

They look happy and healthy.

I've got them on game bird feed. The EE is a little monster. I let them out while I feed and water them. That one waits until I'm done to go back in and gives me a hard. It's lucky I like it so much!

@bamadude your grandchicks. Well, my favorite 2.

I am in love with your white mad hatter.

She's actually a blue splash. I love showing her off. No one I know has ever seen a houdan or a Polish before. They really get a kick out of her.

 

[Alaskan]

-insert loud happy noise-


My duck FINALLY hatched out her ducklings!!!!!! However they are all HER ducklings, so they are ALL the same color!!!

Wow! I didn't realize how disappointing that would be. Sniff (remember, I lost TWO of my breeder ducks this year)

Ah well... It looks like she did a good job.... No pictures though... I went to peek before I went "out" tonight... And I saw a duckling WAY far away from the nest.. Sorta crawling (too newly hatched to walk) over toward the water bowl.


The drake was just looking at him.. GLORY TO GOD I HAVE A NICE DRAKE!!! He just looked at it! With older ducklings he will snap at them to tell them to go back to mom... This one he just looked at... He was actually smart enough to know that it was too little to be fussed at!

So, I then grabbed up the duckling, and then HOW to give it back to the duck? My ducks will peel off your face if you get close to them when they are brooding, and even more so when they have chicks... I kid not! They have a pointy end on their bill, and pointy claws on their webbed feet, and they launch themselves at you with all of those claws trying to peel off skin!

Anyway, when she launched herself at me to skin me (I had sturdy pants on... So I remain unscathed), I managed to put the baby in the nest box (half of a dog crate) close to but not in the nest (she was too fast). I also managed to roll one egg that had rolled out of the nest, back towards the nest.

She tucked the egg back under her, and peeped, and the duckling, though it first got turned around and looked like it would crawl BACK out of the nest box, in the moment before it leaned so far out over the edge as to tumble out... It actually decided to turn around and crawl toward mom! And yes, it made it!

Whew!

I probably won't know how many ducklings there are until..... My kids call me and tell me!

She probably won't lave the nest until Monday... And I am leaving town Sunday night. Ah well. sounds super typical for me... Doesn't it?

 

[Alaskan]

I am SUPER EXCITED THAT THE DUCKLINGS HATCHED!!!!!!!!!


(I was starting to worry that with my cruddy luck, that maybe only two would hatch... Or ZERO, or so,e other pathetic nothing.

I sell these puppies for ten bucks a POP!


Achem

I mean, I DO think that they are cute and adorable etc. But I do greatly appreciate the money...


Whatever... I sure am happy they hatched!!!! Also, it did look like there were at least 6, maybe 8 or more.... So out of the 15 eggs that she is sitting on.. There is a good chance that I will get at least ten!

Whoot!


Yah!

Yahoo!!!!!!!!

 

[seminolewind]

I am SUPER EXCITED THAT THE DUCKLINGS HATCHED!!!!!!!!!


(I was starting to worry that with my cruddy luck, that maybe only two would hatch... Or ZERO, or so,e other pathetic nothing.

I sell these puppies for ten bucks a POP!


Achem

I mean, I DO think that they are cute and adorable etc. But I do greatly appreciate the money...


Whatever... I sure am happy they hatched!!!!

Also, it did look like there were at least 6, maybe 8 or more.... So out of the 15 eggs that she is sitting on.. There is a good chance that I will get at least ten!

Whoot!


Yah!

Yahoo!!!!!!!!