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[leslea]

Well I have not had a great day! After having no success catching the mink, my chicks seem to have been lost in the mail. They were shipped yesterday afternoon from Missouri, so they were not coming far. They were shipped Priority 1 day. Tracking information hasn't been updated since they were in TN last night around 10 pm. I am hoping they aren't lost somewhere, but the post office closes in 30 minutes and if they aren't there now there is a very good chance they will get caught in the impending snowstorm.

I was so excited to get them and now there is a good chance they won't even survive the trip.

Meanwhile the war is on with the mink. I modified the trap in the hopes of making it more alluring.

I'm so sorry

 

[leslea]

I got the call at 6 this morning that my chicks had arrived at the post office (it took 20 hours for them to drive the 5 hours from Missouri to Indiana, no wonder the USPS is going bankrupt). I left right away to go get them and heard the beautiful sound of chirping from the box! They all survived but you should have seen them attack the food and water! I got two extra male Bielefelders (for a total of 5 Bielies) and two extra Isbars (for a total of 5 straight run but increases my odds for a good female showing!). They are just beautiful and not at ALL skittish. I don't know if that is the breed personality already showing through or if they were handled a lot, but they aren't afraid of me reaching in from above and when I pulled a couple out and plopped them down for pictures they just sat and accepted some loving with no fear! The Bielies are HUGE too! About 3 times the size of the Isbars. I'm not sure what the hatch dates were, so they may be a bit older.

Male Bielefelder - they are lighter colored with cream and bronze barring



Female Bielefelder, darker with chestnut and bronze barring



Blue Isbar - they are so tiny next to the Bielies! I'm not sure if they are younger or of there is that big of a size difference!

Oh, thank goodness!!!

 

[leslea]

I got a few more pictures today and ones from one of the nice "spring days" we had before the latest snow storm.

This is my D'uccle before the snow




After the snow and trust me she had much to say about it


Black Rosecomb bantam




I haven't posted a picture of Alfie since I got her-she is starting to molt




Blue araucana (no she does not have ear tufts, so can't be show, and does not confirm to the SOP, but she can be used for breeding and great to have around as a pet)




And completely unrelated, but I went to my sister's house last night for supper and this is their family guinea pig (I thought he was cute)

CUTE!

 

[chick rookie]

Cleopatra because of the eyeliner, right?

you guessed it...

 

[leslea]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did it again.

6 assorted bantams. I had to, there was a bantam polish. I had to get 5 more to get her. SOOOO I think I got 2 cochin, the polish, a white one with pearl colored legs very floofy, and two partridge marked. They are teeny weenie. The silkies are going outside this weekend, and the big chickens are going out of the barn into their coop, so I think I am in the clear only having the ducks,ee's, and bantams in the house lol.

You're addicted. Where did you get them from?

 

[kabhyper1]

Everybody's chicks are so cute! It makes it feel like spring. Here are some pics of our little bantams we got today. If anyone has ideas on colors or breeds let me know. I know a few of them, but a couple I am iffy about.

 

[leslea]

Well depending on what they end up being, I may not be keeping them all, I may have some silkies for you too Brad. lol Here are the new babies. I know the two feather legged are cochin, and the polish. There may be two bantam EE, and one black one without feathers on it's legs that I'm not sure about. What bantams are all black that aren't cochin or polish? It has balck legs too.
Here they are. Sorry pics are blurry.

Could be a bantam BR.

 

[kabhyper1]

You're addicted. Where did you get them from?

TSC I wouldn't have gotten any, but I wanted that little polish. Now that little polish won't stop chirping unless someone is holding it. It has plenty of heat, just a people peeper I guess. She likes attention.

 

[leslea]

Everybody's chicks are so cute! It makes it feel like spring. Here are some pics of our little bantams we got today. If anyone has ideas on colors or breeds let me know. I know a few of them, but a couple I am iffy about.

I hereby pronounce them all "Cuties."

I like the red carpet.

 

[bradselig]

I finally caved! I came home with 3 Millie fleur d'uccle and I believe 3 porcelain d'uccle! One porcelain doesn't look that great (I hate not being able to go in and watch them and hand pic them!) just kinda huddled down by itself. Hopefully just cold. I'll get pics in a bit!