DEAR JEAN,
THE POST OFFICE CALLED AT 9:30AM and my wonderful dear wife went down and picked them up.
It took me until Noon to get away from the office.
I took them to their isolation "brooder-cage" (it's 3 X 4 X 3) , but them in tried to get them to drink and then just sat and watched them. I don't think they moved for almost an hour.
Finally the little pullet stood up, pooped and shook all of her feathers, walked forward and sat back down in the pine shavings. Eventually the roo did the same.
About 30 minutes ago they found the feeder with the grower food that has some scratch mixed in and they began to eat. WAHOO.
Let me tell you. They LOOK fabulous.
I thought the pics were great, they look WAY BETTER in person!!!
They do seem a bit smaller than I had imagined, so I'm going to keep them isolated from the rest of the flock until at least the 17th or 18th of February.
Well, I've just simply got to start building some more breeder pens. Melissa's eggs *18... 3 of each variety... should be here on Friday or Saturday.
I've still got to find a thermometer/hygrometer to put in the bator.
I imagine I'll just start with the 18 eggs of pasofinofarms and a few of our EE mutts that was bred by the China game roo.
Another day in the life of:
Hello, my name is Mahonri and I'm a chickenaholic.