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Baby Chicks {
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We got our first order of baby chicks on Wednesday. We ordered 26 Jersey Black Giants, and 25 Buff Orpingtons. They were supposed to be delivered Tuesday morning, but didn't show up at the post office until Wednesday. When we opened the box, we saw that more than half were dead. We lost a bunch more shortly thereafter. The count right now is nine. We had what I believe to be our last casualty this morning. Of the nine left, only one is a black giant, the rest orpingtons. We ordered from Murray McMurray hatchery. I called yesterday, and they are replacing everything that died. Our new order should be arriving Monday morning. I ordered 20 Black Australorps, and 20 White Rocks. I ordered two males of each breed, hopefully one of each will make it.We are planning to order another batch of fifty chicks to raise to 17 weeks, and then sell them as layers. It will be a few weeks after that when they will start laying. I am having trouble deciding whether to order Red stars or another more interesting breed. I don't particularly care for the red stars that we have. They aren't nearly as pretty as other breeds. But, they allegedly (mine never have) lay better than most breeds. If it were me buying them, I would want a choice between a few different breeds, but I think I get too hung up on appearance. My father was here for a short visit. We had so much fun, but the visit wasn't long enough. The boys really enjoyed the time. He flew back home this morning. We'll be seeing my parents again the first week of May, they'll be coming out to the east coast for a long weekend at the beach. Can't wait! { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 5 of 18 } { Next Page } |
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