- May 31, 2012
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Hi everyone -- We have one Buff Orpington chick (should be a girl) who I picked up from the post office 3 hours ago. She's ensconced in a large cardboard box, with heat lamp, water she has already drunk, chick food she has already eaten some of, and a few bits of lettuce she's pecked at. I've picked her up and held her several times and she quiets down when I do. Have not seen her sleep yet. She's full of life, looks around at things, pecks at my wedding ring. No pasty butt.
Sadly, 8 of the 9 baby chicks we ordered from My Pet Chicken had gotten between the packaging and the cardboard box and were dead when we opened the box. I have a call in to the company, and I am guessing that this is quite rare. We have no other chickens at present, in fact it's been many years since we had chickens. We have already phoned the feed stores in our area (in Colorado) and the season is over, so we will place another order for more chickens to arrive in about a week.
My question really is about caring for her this week. Looks likely she will be quite the pet after we get through this! My husband and I both work at home so we can give her lots of cuddles... well, he may some, that's more my thing. The cardboard box is in our greenhouse, which is attached to the house, so it's easy to pop in there a lot.
Any thoughts or advice? Thanks in advance!
Zana
Sadly, 8 of the 9 baby chicks we ordered from My Pet Chicken had gotten between the packaging and the cardboard box and were dead when we opened the box. I have a call in to the company, and I am guessing that this is quite rare. We have no other chickens at present, in fact it's been many years since we had chickens. We have already phoned the feed stores in our area (in Colorado) and the season is over, so we will place another order for more chickens to arrive in about a week.
My question really is about caring for her this week. Looks likely she will be quite the pet after we get through this! My husband and I both work at home so we can give her lots of cuddles... well, he may some, that's more my thing. The cardboard box is in our greenhouse, which is attached to the house, so it's easy to pop in there a lot.
Any thoughts or advice? Thanks in advance!
Zana