New Del Chicks From Cyn- Watch Them Grow! Their Life Thread

[PepsNick]

I picked up five Delaware chicks on Monday From Cyn (speckledhen). They were hatched on Jan 28th. After all this talking to her it was great to finally meet her and Tom (DH)! These are straight run and a bunch of fun, my first experience with Dels. They don't want not to be held! Especially "Jess", who stayed in my pocked the whole ride home. Hoping she's a pullet.

Day one... In the brooder... they loooooove to eat!

Chick #1, Jess

Chick #2

Chick #3

Chick #4

Chick #5

They are all wonderfully happy and healthy. They're being raised on medicated chick feed 18% protein. Cyn, I actually realized the animal does have furry ears so changed it to a hippo.

 

[PepsNick]

Here they are today. Other pics were from Monday. Not sure who is who accept Jess and the runt (chick #)with her blue leg band, but will be able to tell in a few days, probably.

Chick something...

Chick something...

Jess... of course she had to stay in my hand.

Chick something...

Chick something...

 

[gritsar]

Cute

Good luck with them.

 

[speckledhen]

I see you're under their spell. You were warned not to look into their eyes!

They're really sweet and I hope you have some nice pullets in that bunch.

 

[Serrin]

Cyn, wouldn't ya just pull out your hair, if all of them turned out to be pullets!?!

Nick, they're all completely adorable. Now, get some colored leg bands on each of the other four so you know who is who!

Pretty darn cute there kiddo! Keep posting pics so we get to see them grow up too!

 

[Cetawin]

Very nice looking bunch Nick. You looked in their eyes didn't you? I see Jess and three others pictured in the last post that are using Dellie Mind Control on you....too late now just give them whatever they want.

 

[Serrin]

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Especially that last one, huh LH?!?! Give up now Nick! Yer doomed, I tell ya boy! DOOOOOMMMEEEDD!!!

 

[Mahonri]

They'll be big gorgeous birds if you seen pics of her adults!

 

[PepsNick]

I love you guys! All together now, SDWD!!

Mahonri, I saw the parents when I picked them up- Isaac and his girl (forgot name again

) are just gorgeous!

 

[speckledhen]

Cyn, wouldn't ya just pull out your hair, if all of them turned out to be pullets!?! gig

Nah, Amy, I'm not keeping any of the Delawares I'm hatching now. We are keeping Tasha, who is six weeks old, but I am going a hatch of BBS and Barred Rocks and BW Ameraucanas and those are the ones from which I plan to keep a few birds. I have two other BYC folks who want to pick up some Delaware chicks so whatever I hatch over the next couple of weeks is probably already sold. I hope Tasha turns out nicely. Ellie and Georgie were the chunkiest hens out of my Del flock, but Tasha's mother, Ellie, was my very best Del hen out of the entire bunch.​