The Obscession Grows - My Second Batch of Chicks

[ILoveJoe]

I was new to chickens last June when a co-worker gave me Hoss the rooster and I bought 21 day old chicks from a local hatchery. It turned out several of the girls were boys and the hatchery gave me a pullet credit so on the 11th of this month I went to get my 5 free chicks, and well I mean who can get just 5?! So I ordered 15 more pullets. Total 20 new babies.

3 White Leghorns:

3 Partridge Cochins:

3 Black Australorps:

4 Partridge Plymouth Rocks:

1 Buff Orpington:

2 Easter Eggers:

4 Speckled Sussex:

I still have 18 out of my original total of 22 chickens, 2 roosters Hoss and Dougie and 16 hens all laying prolifically.

Ms Lewis Rich has been kind enough to incubate some of my eggs and they are all hatched out and I get to pick them up tomorrow! Add 10 more chicks to give me a total of 48!

This is the most addicting hobby I have ever enjoyed!

 

[RendonRoo]

We just got our first chicks thurdsay and we are already discussing what to order next spring... Go figure. Hooked on Chicks already.. Is there a cure for this fever? lol

 

[Ms. Lewis Rich]

Awww, how cute the Buff Orpington can already give the snake eye!!!!!!!!!!!
She should be a lot of fun.

 

[austinhart123]

wow they are too cute, what kind of chickens are your adults?

 

[wings]

Boy are they adorable!!!

We love pictures at BYC!!!

I'm jealous: I can't get mine until spring.

(I'm in MA.)


How does everyone get such great chick pics???

 

[lgail]

TOO cute! They are all adorable!

 

[hinkjc]

That buff orp close up pic is too cute!

Look at that little blocky head already.

 

[amyquilt]

Quote:
...and a partridge in a pear tree.....

Seriously, though....beautiful babies!

 

[ILoveJoe]

Quote:
Hoss is a mystery, kind of a golden duckwing looking mix:

Dougie was supposed to be a Light Brahma but is another hatchery mystery:

All the rest are Light Brahma, Black Australorps, Buff Orpington, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Golden and Silver Laced WYandottes, and Easter Eggers:

All lined up at the gate and waiting.

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Your baby chicks are so adorable..I know what you mean about an obsession on this..my incubators has be running since November.. getting close to the end though of it..