Oops... "accidentally" ordered chicks!

[DCS]

I haven't been around in some time - my flock has been pretty stable for some time, but a raccoon or possum got into the coop last spring and took out 5 of my layers and my big, somewhat nice roo. So... I only have 3 dominiques, 1 australorp, 1 NH red and 1 red sexlink left. Since they're going on 3, the laying is starting to drop off (the sun hasn't helped).

I hadn't really planned on ordering chicks this fall, but...
Darn you Murray McMurray! Darn you and your enticing website!

I really missed my EEs - the raccoon got my last girl. Sigh. And I really wanted to try some BOs.

So I am expecting a shipment the week of Nov 14th. Being in Central Florida, it's safer to ship when it isn't so darn hot.
Still, it doesn't get terribly cold here, so I have just partitioned off part of the coop with a lamp and chick food in the past. Guess it's time to start getting it set up again! Woo hoo! Besides, once I can acclimate them to the rest of the flock, mama turkey "roosts" on the ground. (A huge BBB that I didn't have the heart to butcher last year. And she grew on me, and lays, and has a pretty much permanent stay of execution.)
And I think she'll tolerate chickies snuggling up if they need any warmth.

I just needed to share with other chicken people.

I'm getting:
5 EE pullets
2 EE roos (I have NO roos right now - hoping for a nice one!)
2 Barred Rocks pullets
3 Buff Orpington pullets
3 New Hampshires
2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, and
8 Cornish X because I really don't need 25 hens! I just have to remember not to let them get so darn big this time! They don't fit in my crockpot when they dress at 10 lbs!
I love chicks!

 

[Yay Chicks!]

That's quite the "accident."

 

[peepblessed]

Your "accident" sounds a lot like chicken math!

 

[happyhens120]

I literally laughed out loud when I read your topic!

I love those kinds of accidents!

 

[anderson8505]

I hope you enjoy your accidents. That sounds weird....

 

[pinkwindsong]

I was thinking that darn chicken math too... hahhah... see closed doors = open doors..

good luck )O(

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Your computer must be broken to order different amounts of different breeds.

 

[Bullet]

I love accidents like that unfourtnately my husband caught on... and forbid me to do it anymore lol!! Good luck with new babies!!!

 

[kerrysmommy]

so you are basicly only getting 9

chicken math every breed you have only counts as one for example
say you had:
5 EE's
1Rohde island red
7silkies
10 Barred Rocks


that ='s 4 chickens

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Quote:
Do Silkies even count as chickens? Make that 3.