Ok, it started like this . . . . . .
A guy at work was going to drown 14 chicks, he didn't have room for them.
I couldn't stand by and let this happen. So, took them home, raised them until I could pick out 3 little hens. Gave him back the other 11 chicks. Someone stole 2 of them. So, I moved to this house with 1 little OEG hen.
Nadine (on this site) was nice enough to sell me an Araucana rooster, named Boom-Boom.
The hen hated him from the moment that he moved in.
So. . . . I bought 2 hens, a Barred Rock and an Ameraucana.
Then I bought a LG incubator. After a couple of tweaks on the thermostat, I put all of the eggs I had on hand (2) in the incubator.
Then luvmychicks sent me 6 eggs from her Ameraucana hens, 3 green, 3 blue. I also put them in the incubator.
Like I said . . . . HERE WE GO !
I have found the cure for chicken fever . . . . more chicks !
Today, I picked up 15 eggs at the PO. They are cuckoo marans from bantaman13. They will go in the incubator tonight.
As I type this, my son is putting together a hatcher for me. It is made out of a frozen steak styrofoam box. I have 2 eggs that will hatch in about 3 days.
We need to get this hatcher done today so I can put the eggs in it tomorrow.
I noticed on a thread today that TSC was getting their chicks today. I call my local TSC and find out the chicks arrived this morning.
I tried not to speed as I drove to town.
I came home with 12 pullet chicks, 4 each of Easter Egger (Ameraucana), White Leghorn and Barred Rock.
After all, won't 2 little chicks look lonely in the brooder ?
A guy at work was going to drown 14 chicks, he didn't have room for them.
Nadine (on this site) was nice enough to sell me an Araucana rooster, named Boom-Boom.
So. . . . I bought 2 hens, a Barred Rock and an Ameraucana.
Then I bought a LG incubator. After a couple of tweaks on the thermostat, I put all of the eggs I had on hand (2) in the incubator.
Then luvmychicks sent me 6 eggs from her Ameraucana hens, 3 green, 3 blue. I also put them in the incubator.
Like I said . . . . HERE WE GO !
Today, I picked up 15 eggs at the PO. They are cuckoo marans from bantaman13. They will go in the incubator tonight.
As I type this, my son is putting together a hatcher for me. It is made out of a frozen steak styrofoam box. I have 2 eggs that will hatch in about 3 days.
I noticed on a thread today that TSC was getting their chicks today. I call my local TSC and find out the chicks arrived this morning.
I came home with 12 pullet chicks, 4 each of Easter Egger (Ameraucana), White Leghorn and Barred Rock.
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