expecting chicks the week of april 12th

[smallcitychick]

Eek! They're here!!!
I dropped off my son for school this morning and 8 and almost drove by the post office to check, but decided not to. Drove back home sadly thinking that they must be coming tomorrow since it was after 8 and no phone call. I started getting my daughter ready for preschool and I got the call!!!! I could here the chickies peeping in the back ground even

I rushed around like crazy to finish getting my 4 yr old ready for school and getting my toddler dressed and ready to walk in to the po with me. I took them both to the po with me because they were soooo excited. We opened the box there and all 11 little ladies were peeping and hopping like mad! Yeah!

We took them to my DD's preschool class to show off (one fiesty lady, a golden laced wyandotte) kept jumping out of the box and all the little preschoolers were SO amazed! Then we (my toddler DD and I) went back home and got them under the heat lamp. Dipped each beak in water as I took them out of the box. My 3 EE chicks (now 3 weeks old, looking HUGE next to the babies) ran around scared out of their wits! They stayed huddled in the corner as far away from the chicks as they could and they screamed (peeped) any time a little fluffy baby wondered over. Goofy ladies. DD and I sat and watched them for about 45 minutes and I snapped a few pics (I'll post later), and now I'm letting them rest and get settled in. I saw all of them eat, but haven't seen any drink yet, so I'll definately be watching that.

 

[chkinut]

yea!!!!

i'm so happy 4 u!!! yeah, my girls ate 1st....drank later.....i'm glad they're all doing well! can't wait to see pics! did u end up with a mystery chick?

 

[Carpe DiHen]

Congratulations smallcitychick!!! I'm so happy you got them!!!

 

[smallcitychick]

Ok, so trying to post my first picture here:


Here are a few of the back sides....they were definately not liking the camera flash.
The yellow fluff balls are white cochins, and then I got 3 each of light brown leghorn, GLW and SLW

My poor EE...after an hour and a half 2 of them are still hiding in the corner. One of them (Nikki, and she's always been the most gentle anyway) went over, settled in the middle of the pile of fluff under the heat lamp and was snoozing with the babies last time I checked

I love my babies!!!

Wish I could keep them all, but I'll only be keeping one of each breed once I know for sure which are roosters (the EE's and leghorns are straight run). The 'extras' will be rehomed at my parents' house (so they'll still get lots of visits)

 

[smallcitychick]

chickinut: no fair you got an extra chick! Nope, I didn't get an extra, just the 11 that I ordered. Part of me is glad, but I most likely would rehome it anyway, but it sure would be fun to have a little mystery too.

 

[faykokoWV]

cute babies!!

 

[wildorchid053]

they came in this morning at 6 am and i am sooooo happy.. i ordered 22 and they are healthy and running and eating and drinking just fine..

 

[Carpe DiHen]

Yeah!!

Does everyone waiting for MPC April 12th have their babies now??

 

[wildorchid053]

i hope you all have healthy babies just like mine... yeaaaa for my pet chicken.. and now maybe i can sleep tonight. been so dang excited i have barely slept since friday lol.. and as you saw in my pics.. grandaughter and grandson took the day off to come and play with the new babies... so much for school lol

 

[chkinut]

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yeah, i even emailed MPC and asked which breed they sent....the lady wrote back and said she had no idea, and that it was a total mistake that i got an extra....she said maybe it's another EE. but i really don't think so....this is like your most basic chick....yellow, regular comb, no feathered feet, no tufts, yellow beak, yellow legs. who knows! i kinda wish i could keep her just to see how she turns out. but i DO know the lady that's taking my extras....i'll just have to ask her how they're coming along. i have to raise my extras till they're at least 4 - 6 weeks old though. and then i also wonder if someone threw a roo in my box? i'd be afraid to keep it anyway just cuz of that.