Just a few more days....Anyone else waiting?

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I am counting down the days until Thursday! We call it chickmas because waiting for chicks is just like counting down to Christmas!
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We are very excited, as you can tell. We are getting the following breeds from Belt Hatchery:

Barred Rocks
Easter Eggers
Rhode Island Reds
Black Stars
Red Stars
Brown Leghorns
Black Australorps
Buff Orpingtons
and 2 Bronze turkey poults

I CAN NOT wait until Thursday! It's killing me! I can just imagine my little chickies in the protective walls of their eggshells, only 300 miles away. I know I can't be the only one. Who else is counting down to their Chickmas?
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Oh yes! Mine are coming next week too. Cannot stand it hardly. I love the name Chickmas. What a great idea to call it that. Here is what I am getting.

Qty Description
2 SILVER LACED WYANDOTTE Females
5 BLUE LACED WYANDOTTE St. Run
10 BLUE COCHINS St. Run
2 CUCKOO MARAN Females
4 Black Frizzle Cochin
2 BLUE SILKIE BANTAMS St. Run
2 BUFF LACED POLISH Females
2 GOLDEN POLISH Females
2 BUFF ROCK Females
2 PARTRIDGE ROCK Females
2 SLVR SPANGLED HAMBURGS Females
2 SILVER PENCILED ROCKS St. Run
 
I'm from northern Minnesota so its a little early for us but cant wait.My daughter just ordered another incubator today.That makes three two for incubating and one for hatching.We already have are list of chicks we're ordering.
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My order is small but I can't wait either!! Mine is scheduled to ship 2/23...so that's Monday right, WOW!!!!


I'm waiting on

3 Black Asutralorps
3 Barred Plymouth Rocks
3 Sex Links
3 Production Reds


Your basic brown egg layers I can't wait!
 
Yay!!! Actually, I am pretty sure the 23rd is Wednesday, that is when mine are shipping.
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I am pretty sure they will be here by Thursday. Fingers crossed all 27 of them make it.
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I don't even remember how many of each I ordered. About 5 of each breed. LOL. I promise to post pics after they get settled in.
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I guess it's Chickmas Eve here. I pick mine up tomorrow!

1 Araucana
1 Black Australorp
1 Speckled Sussex

Pics to follow.
 
Mine ship 3/21. I was thinking about ordering a few more to get here a bit earlier but I'll just be patient and wait!
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mine won't come till March 1st - 3rd (any one of those days)....i ordered 16 from Meyer, but i'm only keeping 6 (10 go to a friend). I'm keeping:

1 BJG
1 SS
3 EE
1 RIR

and get this....i asked hubby if he could please pick them up for me when the PO calls around 6:30 am....(i can't do it cuz i run a home daycare)....and he said "can't they just wait at the PO till i get off work?"
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he obviously doesn't understand, or know, or act like a chicken mom....like i do!! so my answer to THAT question was.... "no WAY can they just wait around in a box till the end of the work day"....my poor lil' chicks!!!
 
So many people sharing my excitement!
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smattc, I wish it was Chickmas Eve for me too! We expect pics, you know.
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Chknut, hubby obviously does not understand! That would be an awfully long wait, but it's all worth it!
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Waiting until the end of March or later must be hard. Last year I had to wait until the end of April for my ducks and geese. That was a LONG wait.
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But they all arrived in great shape the day after they shipped. Belt and Metzer farms aren't that far apart, so hopefully I will get the same results this year.
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