My baby girls are here!!!!! Joe and I picked them up from the post office on Sunday. I felt like an adoptive mother waiting to be united with her baby(s). My babies however, came in a 12"x12" box.
The postal worker had to retrieve the chicks from another area of the warehouse, I could here them peeping a half a block away. I was so excited that Joe had to drive home so I could bond with my new babies and keep them warm. I sat on them like any good mother hen would do...(not really). I peeked inside the box a little scared at what I might see. Day old baby chicks are pretty fragile and need to be kept warm. I was anticipating that some may have died in transit. Much to my surprise and relief, they were all alive!
We got them home and I took them out of their box one by one and dipped their little beaks in the water dish and made sure they took a drink. I was happy to see how active and healthy they all appeared to be. They were all running around exploring their new surrounding. Still not having steady legs, they fell over and ran into each other a lot. I could have sat there and watched them for hours.
I ordered 25 chicks (that is the minimum they would send). I received 27. They usually throw in a freebie in case one does die and I also opted to receive a free surprise "exotic" chick of their choosing. In all, I have 8 varieties of chickens. They are: Red Star, Black Star, Buff Orpington, Buttercup, Gold Laced Wyandotte, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Barred Rock and my exotic variety that I think is a Lakenvelder
They should all be hens, but I could be surprised. Time will tell since I don't know how to sex chickens (nor do I really want to know).
