Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! Well, that is how it goes sometimes. I hope all the others are doing fine. Bet the Mrs. Is hovering over them for sure now!
Last fall we bought 5 chicks from the feed store. They were EEs but we didn't know any better. Advertised as LF Ameraucana pullets. They were a day old. Out of those 5 we ended up with 2 roosters in the bunch, another one had a severe crooked beek. It was sad. She just couldn't eat & after a few days of working with her it was obvious she was gonna starve so the DH had to destroy her. It was sad because she was still very active but I didn't want her to suffer. And our first ever baby chicks...that we got as hatchlings. Out of those 2 survived Lil Red, & Cloud. They are super mutts but are beautiful & amazing & Lil Red is the friendliest bird we own! When we bought them we didn't even have a brooder set up!
But now.....I'm gonna be a nervous wreck! We ordered 20 babies from a very reputable breeder who wins at the shows also! Recently with a black cockerel & a blue wheaten pullet. The black won National! I'm so excited!
I have ordered 8 blue wheatens, 7 blacks, & 5 blues! And l can't wait! He said he would probably throw in a few extras just in case...a relief to know that if I do lose any there are a few extras!
I have rode horses all of my life & broke them professionally between the age of 12 & 15 including our own. We have also had many German Shepherds throughout the years. I have a porcelain German Shepherd dog collection to die for too. On live shepherds we have had several flakes....& several einsteins! We also love Shetland sheepdogs, the little shelties. They are so precious!!!
And then there's my love for John Wayne! We won't go there! Lol. Hope you have a good weekend!
The 2 cockerels we rehomed. Out of the 5 we only lost crooked beek, but also only ended up with 2 keepers...
