Who else took the chick plunge! (Pics on post 101)

[FlockHappy]

What a log of chicks! I just got 15 australorp chicks from a local person. Around valentine I'll be getting 3 silkies from someone else. Can't wait!

 

[claraclucks]

We ordered 11 leap day peeps: 2 buff orps, 1 silver laced wyandotte, 1 gold laced wyandotte, 1 australorp, 1 ameraucana, 1 cuckoo marans, 1 light brahma, 2 white silkies, and 1 bearded belgian d'uccle mille fleur. Can't wait!

 

[goodbull92]

My kids & I are expecting our 12 Ideal 236, 12 Black Australorps, & 12 Ameraucanas the 14th!!!......We are new to raising laying hens and we are ALL excited....did we pick good layers?

 

[chickness]

I'm starting a new flock of just 4, but I'm just as excited as everyone else!! I have 2 Deleware, 1 Barred Rock and 1 Buff Orp on the way! They will be here on March 7th and It can't come fast enough. I already have the feed and feeders ready to go! LOL

Yes! I am a new expecting chicken mama of two! They will be here on March 16th. We chose the Deleware, and Barred Plymouth rock too! Hope you can share your new experiences also!
I am pretty nervous as in being a mother for the first time!!

 

[yoie]

I am so excited now my Ideal and Mt. Healthy chicks are only 2 weeks away from being delivered!

And I only made like 8 changes to my order from the start

. So here is an update on my chickie list that is being sent out on Feb. 29th!
Ideal Chicks: 6 Naked Neck (Pullets), 1 Naked Neck (Rooster), 5 Ameraucanas/EE's (P), 1 Ameraucana/EE (R), 1 Speckled Sussex (P), 1 Barnevelder (P), 25 Assorted Silkies, 1 Delaware, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 3 Golden Wyandottes, 4 Buff Rocks, and 2 Partridge Rocks (some are for a few friends)
Ideal Ducklings: 1 Blue Swedish, 1 Snowy Mallard
Ideal Goslings: 1 Gray Saddleback Pomeranian, 1 Tufted Roman

Mt. Healthy Chicks: 9 Ameraucanas/EE's (P), 9 Dixie Rainbow (P), and 1 Dixe Rainbow (R)

Plus next week I'll be getting chicks from My Pet Chicken (My sweet DH ordered for me for Valentines Day

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1 Rare Marans, 1 Easter Egger Bantam, 1 Welsummer Bantam, 2 Feather Legged Bantams, and 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte (All Pullets!!)

I will definately posts pics as soon as they come!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chickensinwasillaAK]

I'll be curious to see how you like the dixie rainbows. I ordered 25 of them also from Mt Healthy along with 25 comets and 100 EE.

Mt. Healthy Chicks: 9 Ameraucanas/EE's (P), 9 Dixie Rainbow (P), and 1 Dixe Rainbow (R)

 

[Chicks Galore3]

Jeepers! that seems like alot of chickens!

 

[billl2099]

we just increase our flock from 1 year old laying hens to 9 4 week old b/r and 12 3 day old production reds.

 

[yoie]

I'll be curious to see how you like the dixie rainbows. I ordered 25 of them also from Mt Healthy along with 25 comets and 100 EE.

This is my first time ordering Dixie Rainbows, I wanted different(colorful) egg layers and they recommended them to me. I wanted a nice colorful flock but also a sustainable flock. If all goes well I will have one flock of each EE's, Naked Necks, Dixie Rainbows, and Silkies(and a few other bantams). Then one mixed flock of some of my original birds plus a few more for eye candy. Like the Marans, Barnevelder, and Speckled Sussex. The others on the order are for a few friends that I will raise them till they can go outside. I have the time and space so I don't mind.

 

[missydcpc]

GGHH!!! I ordered most of my chicks from a local farm. When I decided to add the last 2 kinds, I asked if it would be possible to add them to my previous order. What I was told is that they've decided to no longer sell day olds, they will only sell started pullets....and that they won't be available till June! So now I'm scrambling to find replacement suppliers!!! I've ordered 5 kinds so far...and of course one of those wasn't even on my original list...LOL...so here I go adding to the flock as I try to make it up!