Pics! My 10 new additions! Update: Ideal's good idea: Page 2!

[TurtleChick]

they're so cute!!!

i agree that #8 looks like my lil rir did! and maybe the orange girl is a red star? she looks like an orange-y-er version of my little girls (but i've never seen a bo chick!). i think the lil eye-liner girls are your ee'ers, too!

awwwwwwwww - i can't believe that mine (who are only 3 weeks old now!!!) were that tiny just a couple of weeks ago!!!!

congrats!!!

and i'm still trying to figure out how to make the math work... i think it might work well if i could get it to apply to my checking account, too... 1=10... yeah!

 

[JenniferJoIN]

So I was cleaning up the chicken area and I happened to look inside the box and see that Ideal had wrote down what kind of chicks the 'pullet assortment' were. Yay Ideal!!!!
So I have 5 Americaunas, 1 Brown Leghorn, 1 Barred rock, 1 Production Red, 1 Speckled Sussex, and 1 Production Black. I was happy to get a couple of white-egg layers since my other 12 are all brown egg layers.
So far I'm very impressed with Ideal!

 

[rooster-red]

They are all cute.
#3 has such a round little head!

 

[nccatnip]

They are adorable!!! Will post pics soon of mine from Ideal- they are amazingly healthy and active. I am very pleased so far.

 

[smnytx]

So I have 5 Americaunas, 1 Brown Leghorn, 1 Barred rock, 1 Production Red, 1 Speckled Sussex, and 1 Production Black.

OK, I'm going to give you my guess as to which is which.

Your five EEs (I don't think Ideal's are pure Americaunas) are numbers 3, 5, 6 (mine is noisy too, so much so that her name is "Racket"), 7 and 10.

Your Barred Rock is #9.

Your Production Red is #8.

By the process of elimination, that leaves #4 as your production black. The ones I'm less sure of are #1 and #2, but one of them has to be your Speckled Sussex and one is your brown leghorn.

Hope that helps! (and I'm hoping the "pros" validate my guesses!)

Edited to add: it's funny - mine are from Ideal, too - it's quite possible that some of our chickens are siblings! LOL!​

 

[JenniferJoIN]

I think your guesses could be very accurate! I'm guessing that a "Production Red" is like a Rhode Island Red. And Racket may be a good name for this one... she's a loud little thing!!!

 

[smnytx]

I'm guessing that a "Production Red" is like a Rhode Island Red.

Yes, as it was explained to me elsewhere on this board, it's a variety of RIR that is bred for outstanding egg production... but you couldn't show it. Perfect for the backyard!​

 

[Half-a-dozen]

They are all so cute.good luck with them and enjoy!!!!

B.T.Y. what/ where is Ideal??? on the web????

 

[seminolewind]

They are too cute! Makes me want more.....

 

[JenniferJoIN]

Uh-oh Seminole, have I reached the ranks of..... ENABLER?! hee hee.

cgrn, Ideal is a hatchery used by a lot of people on the board. They are located in Texas (but as I said, shipped to me in Indiana in one day!) Their website is
www.ideal-poultry.com