Shipping chicks

[dreamofwinter]

Thanks, are yours young?

yes! Mine were hatched last Monday (5/24) and arrived last Wednesday. They grow so quickly though, my little BO girls already have shoulder feathers. And all of them have been practicing with their wings... time to get a cover on the brooder box!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

yes! Mine were hatched last Monday (5/24) and arrived last Wednesday. They grow so quickly though, my little BO girls already have shoulder feathers. And all of them have been practicing with their wings... time to get a cover on the brooder box!

Wow, yeah. We had a little crack under the door of the brooder they are in and woke up to 3 of them out of the brooder. We fixed that now though.
We set up the brooder yesterday then had to go run some errands and I noticed a chick was missing, I kinda freaked out and I looked everywhere, then it came to me. I felt so bad for the chick, she was stuck under the waterer! She’s doing fine now and is acting like a normal chick, but it almost gave me a heart attack! Lol
Glad she’s doing better today.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

yes! Mine were hatched last Monday (5/24) and arrived last Wednesday. They grow so quickly though, my little BO girls already have shoulder feathers. And all of them have been practicing with their wings... time to get a cover on the brooder box!

Have pictures of the chicks?

 

[dreamofwinter]

Have pictures of the chicks?

Of course! Here's my little BLRW:

And here are some of the others - it's hard to get a photo of them all now that they're such busybodies!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Of course! Here's my little BLRW:
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And here are some of the others - it's hard to get a photo of them all now that they're such busybodies!

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Your BLRW is definitely a lot darker than mine, but it’s also a week older. But it’s so cute!
They are all so cute! Maybe I can go take a picture of mine together without the red light.
Good luck with your chicks.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Here’s some pictures I’ve taken

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Here’s some more pictures I took today

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Here’s a collage I made of our breeds.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

So here we go again!
17 more chicks shipped out from McMurray today and should arrive Wednesday if I had to guess. I’m excited, again. Lol
Hope this batch of cuties is happy and healthy!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Well last night I went to sleep and my chicks were checked into a MN post office and were supposed to be in transit to TX, but I wake up this morning and they are in another location in MN. I’m kinda getting a little worried, but it’s been about 36 hours since they shipped so I’m hoping they’ll be okay.

On the bright side, I’m getting my bantam flock today and my new goslings should be here today!

I’ll keep y’all updated and post some pictures later.