WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

[misbhaven]

Chick countdown has begun!!! I can't take it!!! Wednesday I get to go to our local store to get my new from in state babies! 2 Black Australorps, 1Cuckoo Marans, and 1 EE...broader set up and bag of feed in its home....any advice for a first time chick mamma? I think I'm crazy...I also have a 14.5 month old two dogs and a.hubby...haha!

If your crazy then what am I ? 5 kids..14,9,3,2,7 months..7 rabbits, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 29 bantams, 6 dorkings grown. 20 misc LF growing up, 4 ducklings various ages and and 40 misc chickens, ducks and turkeys in the bator, 8 FBC Marans in my hatcher, and I have 12 more hatching eggs coming...

 

[Wishapup]

ok after a day of stress ..heres my new babys ..











i'll get some close ups later ..the bantams are cochin..they are a friends half of the order ..the chickmonk looking ones are welsummers ..I ham suppost to have one cockrel in there ..I think I already no which one he is ..hes the one the just keeps pecking and biting everyone ..he needs some special attention from me I guess ..lol..I hope his mean streak doesn't continue ..
the other ones with the dark feathers on there butts are colubian Wyandotte..i have one that has a more darker feathers then the rest ..I am thinking maybe a roo or another kind of bird ..not sure yet ..but i'll find out soon enough..lol

even tho I lost 2 .. I still had 40 birds for a 30 bird order ..my wifes not happy with me ..I told her I only wanted about 8 more birds ..I told its her falt for directing me to the thread on chick math ..I guess she didn't even read it all ..lol

I am thinking my roo I will name levon..he needs a name that starts with an L..i am lauren , my wife is lisa and our kids are lucas and lacey ..the 4 hens I have are momma,baby girl,chica,and mcnuggets.. the rest of my new babys will be named as I see how they are ..

Beautiful chicks - I am curious about that black and brown chick with very smooth markings (third picture, lower left). Is that a bantam Cochin? The colouring is very pretty!

 

[wny egger]

Beautiful chicks - I am curious about that black and brown chick with very smooth markings (third picture, lower left). Is that a bantam Cochin? The colouring is very pretty!

actually I think the one you are talking about is a standerd wellsumer, but the one next to it with the black is a cochin, there were a few like that one ..also the one with the spotted head is also cochin. ,there are or were some cochin bantams in there ..but they belonged to a friend who ordered with me ..lol she ordered the 15 bantam cochin special from cackle [hatcherys choice]..she has taken them home now tho ..there were some really pretty markings on a few of them ..she plans on using a couple for 4-h .her daughter shows them at our countyfair at the end of summer..

 

[Wishapup]

actually I think the one you are talking about is a standerd wellsumer, but the one next to it with the black is a cochin, there were a few like that one ..also the one with the spotted head is also cochin. ,there are or were some cochin bantams in there ..but they belonged to a friend who ordered with me ..lol she ordered the 15 bantam cochin special from cackle [hatcherys choice]..she has taken them home now tho ..there were some really pretty markings on a few of them ..she plans on using a couple for 4-h .her daughter shows them at our countyfair at the end of summer..

I meant the one with the black, not the striped Welsummer - I think. Interesting to see what colour it turns out!

 

[losttexan]

Chicken math has got me now. Here's what I received Monday. I think I have identified most, but I may need some help from those of you out there with a better eye for breeds than I have.

Sicilian Buttercup




EE Roo #1




EE Roo #2


Columbian Wyandotte #1 (yep, she's the "loud one")




Columbian Wyandotte #2




Blue Andalusian




Black Cochin #1




Black Cochin #2 (loves to stay in my hand)





OK, the next 8 chicks contain: 1 black Minorca, 3 black Cuckoo Marans, 1 blue Andalusian, 2 Australorps, and a free mystery chick. Any help would be appreciated.

Unknown 1






Unknown #2


Unknown #3


Unknown #4


Unknown #5


Unknown #6




Unknown #7




Unknown #8

 

[n3kms]

Ten little Barred Rock pullets shipped today from My Pet Chicken. Hope they get here safely.

 

[debbiegt]

8 blue laced red wyandottes chicks from Union Hill Ranch will ship out Monday. YAY!!!! And 12 of the same eggs being ordered from Sunset Meadows Farms

 

[jlynnp]

If your crazy then what am I ? 5 kids..14,9,3,2,7 months..7 rabbits, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 29 bantams, 6 dorkings grown. 20 misc LF growing up, 4 ducklings various ages and and 40 misc chickens, ducks and turkeys in the bator, 8 FBC Marans in my hatcher, and I have 12 more hatching eggs coming...

Oh come on!! I have no kids thank-fully but I am 60 +. I have 25 chickens, 3 quail, 17 pheasant, 10 goats - one of which is in my bedroom, 3 cows, a donkey, 2 dogs, a duck, 104 quail eggs in the incubator and 15 turkey being shipped in June, 10 Lavender Orrpingtons coming in late April. Plus we will be going to the exotic livestock auction next month.

 

[wny egger]

I meant the one with the black, not the striped Welsummer - I think. Interesting to see what colour it turns out!

oh sorry,..i'll try and get some pics of them as they grow ..she had a couple that had the black on top ..she was hoping for some blues and blacks ..I think she got a couple tho ..lol
I see a few in the pics posted by losttexan look similar..nice looking bunch you have there ..I have some Columbian wyndottes about the same sizes...cute little things ....

 

[misbhaven]

Oh come on!! I have no kids thank-fully but I am 60 +. I have 25 chickens, 3 quail, 17 pheasant, 10 goats - one of which is in my bedroom, 3 cows, a donkey, 2 dogs, a duck, 104 quail eggs in the incubator and 15 turkey being shipped in June, 10 Lavender Orrpingtons coming in late April. Plus we will be going to the exotic livestock auction next month.

I am going to a small animal swap on sat...taking a large wire dog crate, small pet carrier and a chick box just in case...I am going looking for a rabbit but you never know...if I had a farm I know I would be in trouble..I have a small horse in my house my male Saint B. gives rides all the time to my toddlers..