Spring 2017 first timers post!

[lovechicks1293]

First week of April here

Must. Finish. Coop......

Gary

YOU CAN DO IT

 

[lilchicky07]

Hi guys, I'm jumping on this Thread. I'm getting my first batch of chicks in February, 1 Australorpe 1 Olive Egger, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Rock, 2 Lavender Orpington, 3 Easter Eggers, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Silver Laced Wyondettes and 1 Meyer meal maker. So excited.

 

[Treerooted]

Hi guys, I'm jumping on this Thread. I'm getting my first batch of chicks in February, 1 Australorpe 1 Olive Egger, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Rock, 2 Lavender Orpington, 3 Easter Eggers, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Silver Laced Wyondettes and 1 Meyer meal maker. So excited.

That's a decent flock! All layers?

 

[Magnolia7330]

Hi guys, I'm jumping on this Thread. I'm getting my first batch of chicks in February, 1 Australorpe 1 Olive Egger, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Rock, 2 Lavender Orpington, 3 Easter Eggers, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Silver Laced Wyondettes and 1 Meyer meal maker. So excited.

Can't wait to see pictures. Looks like you have a good mix.

 

[lilchicky07]

That's a decent flock! All layers?

Yep, next year I plan to get a Maran Rooster to add some more Olive egg laying chicks into the flock.

Can't wait to see pictures. Looks like you have a good mix.

Yep I definitely will I'm so excited

 

[Nksg75]

Ok, my 15 chicks ship out today from MPC!!
Cross your fingers for me!!
I am going to the local post office today with a flyer, that has my number,, and all the info they need to be on the lookout!! I plan on talking to the postmaster, and anyone else that seems to care.
I am in Texas, and chicks ship from OHio.
My husband says my flyer will just piss them off. It has a picture of the special shipping box that chicks come in, and in red letters that the chicks will die if they sit there for too long, what day they should(ha!) arrive, etc..I also put my name and number in case there is a mess up on the label.
Frankly I don't care if I piss them off, as long as I get those chicks ASAP!!!

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Ok, my 15 chicks ship out today from MPC!!
Cross your fingers for me!!
I am going to the local post office today with a flyer, that has my number,, and all the info they need to be on the lookout!! I plan on talking to the postmaster, and anyone else that seems to care.
I am in Texas, and chicks ship from OHio.
My husband says my flyer will just piss them off. It has a picture of the special shipping box that chicks come in, and in red letters that the chicks will die if they sit there for too long, what day they should(ha!) arrive, etc..I also put my name and number in case there is a mess up on the label.
Frankly I don't care if I piss them off, as long as I get those chicks ASAP!!!

Yay!

Must. Finish. Coop.

Gary

 

[Merrymouse]

By the way lucky you, you have people helping you dig & build your coop, I built my alone, took me 3 months of weekends since I keep on watching YouTube videos how to's (framing, roofing, windows, doors, never built anything ever. I was a city fool

Im in the process now of building my coop. I had to google how to use a drill and a saw . Funny post but Im in the same boat. Frame a little, back to google or youtube, do a little more, oops back to youtube or google. LOL!

 

[lilchicky07]

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Ok, my 15 chicks ship out today from MPC!!
Cross your fingers for me!!
I am going to the local post office today with a flyer, that has my number,, and all the info they need to be on the lookout!! I plan on talking to the postmaster, and anyone else that seems to care.
I am in Texas, and chicks ship from OHio.
My husband says my flyer will just piss them off. It has a picture of the special shipping box that chicks come in, and in red letters that the chicks will die if they sit there for too long, what day they should(ha!) arrive, etc..I also put my name and number in case there is a mess up on the label.
Frankly I don't care if I piss them off, as long as I get those chicks ASAP!!!

Definitely not overreacting. My probuct package came delivered to the house completely trashed the other day so I'm going to ream into them today and let them know that if they think they aren't fit to handle live chicks I will send my package elsewhere

 

[Merrymouse]

Hi All. I don't know how I missed this post as I have been obsessively reading everything on here. I'm going to be ordering my first chicks soon. So fun. I'm working on my coop and this is what we have so far. I'm think f about 6 to 8 chicks. Buff orpingtons, black autstralorp, Easter egged, and maybe barred rock or Wyandotte or spangled Sussex. Not entirely sure yet. My coop is 4x8 not including the outside nesting boxes and my run is 8x14. Building the coop has been interesting to say the least. I have a thread documenting the process so far including the costs. Here's a picture of the progress