YAY! Made chick order for March

[silkiechicken]

Just put in my order for 8 cornish x, 3 turkeys, and 8 buff silkies from Ideal! Due to arrive the 19th of march! FLUFF BUTTS!!! Now to get two pens set up for their arival!

 

[Lunachick]

Good luck with your new birds Silkie. At least you won't have to deal with frozen ground while you are getting your pens ready. Eek it was 9 degrees this morning, and Saturday was 58. Go figure.

 

[Henrietta23]

Yay!!! Chickeroonis!

 

[silkiechicken]

Sometimes I wish it was frozen instead of soaking wet and squishy! That way I don't track anything into the house and i can just take a shovel and scoop up frozen chicken piles in one piece that are scattered on the front walk way.

 

[BrahmaMama]

Cool

What kind of turkeys are you getting? I'm debating on what kind to get, and when. I'd like to raise a couple for Thanksgiving, and then maybe have a pair on the yard to stay. Our local farm supply store usually gets some, and I might just go that route...

 

[silkiechicken]

I got the BB bronze turkeys. They are slated for end of summer. For yard walkers though, I hear the non broad breasted types are the way to go as BB types are slated for possible leg problems much like the cornish x's.

 

[BrahmaMama]

"Yard walkers,"

I haven't heard it put that way before

Ok, that makes sense, letting those huge birds go too long, I can just imagine

I really like the Bourbon Reds, Royal Palm, and Slate Blues, as far as my yard walkers, but I don't want/need the minimum for those guys...not to mention they are usually $8+ a poult, eek!

 

[gritsar]

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I can imagine myself doing that, and then having pizza for Thanksgiving because I couldn't do the deed when the time came. :|

Call me a wimp, but I've already made plans to be 'out of pocket' when/if I get extra roos that my SO is going to have to deal with.

 

[BrahmaMama]

Oh, I won't be doing it....I'm going to pay someone else to

 

[LinckHillPoultry]

great!
I ordered from ideal also and my order will come in mid March.
I ordered some malays, orloffs, yokohamas, buttercups, and orpingtons.
I hope they all come safely.