FINALLY got my chicks!! :PIX:

[bawkbawkbawk]

They're peeping up a storm

It was only an order of 25 at the feed store. I think they came from Belt Hatchery. We were there when the postal truck drove up so we saw the box opened - they all looked active and healthy.

We have a Buff Orpington, a Delaware (she's the most dainty, I think) an Ameracauna (or more appropriately an EE?) and a Buff Brahma who seems to be emerging as a fave of visitors.

They all figured out food/water as soon as we showed it to them. Other than this intrusion their day has gone pretty smoothly. I don't think he meant to hurt them, he was just checking to make sure they had the proper paperwork to join the family

 

[ClairedeLune]

So cute!

My cat did essentially the same thing; he would sit on the brooder. I think he was enjoying the heat lamp. He fell in a few times, but I think the cardboard may have just capsized under his weight. LOL.
Good luck with your new chicks! I love all of those breeds, my feeds store didn't have any of those breeds or I would have got them.

 

[sloallie10]

awww..... my feed store orders from belt hatchery, but they dont sell buff brahmas....... they sell light brahmas...

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

I like all the colors!! Its like a little chickie rainbow!!

 

[sloallie10]

Oh, and MY MOM LIKES THE CHICKS TOO.... sorry i didnt mean for that to be on caps lock....

 

[quiltnchik]

Just be careful and supervise the cat closely. They carry a TON of bacteria in their mouths and claws, so one dainty scratch, or even a bit of saliva, will kill your chicks. Just an FYI

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

Oops - my mistake - it is a Light Brahma, not a Buff Brahma. Still a newbie and not keeping my breeds straight. But the rest of them are correct.

We're keeping the brooder in an area off-limits to the cats so we shouldn't have any more feline "fishing expeditions". Our little Coton, however, badly wants to be a mom to the chicks:

She whimpers when she hears them peep and wants to be close to them - but is afraid to get TOO close. She's a scaredy cat.

 

[sloallie10]

they are sooooooooo cute!!!! any more close up pictures? are the chicks freindly?

just wondering about belt hatchery... Keep me updated

 

[txbioteacher]

They're precious!!

 

[danielbrown]

cute
It looks like the dark brown one is the EE. Haven't seen one that dark before.
Hatcheries sell EEs as pure Ameraucana when they are not.