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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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 Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 06:57:20 AM
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I have been wanting chickens FOREVER! We have now had them for 6 days and they are doing so well! We ordered 25 chicks from WELP in IA and they arrived healthy and happy. We are currently keeping them in our garage in our homemade warming box.
We have Plymouth Barred Rocks, New Hampshire Reds and Ameracaunas. I can't believe how fast they are growing! Their little feathers are coming in and their standing taller and prouder! :) Too much fun!
Playing in the Sonshine
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 07:01:14 AM
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well happy days to you. i enjoy baby chicks a lot. we feed ours red worms when they get older its fun to see them chase each other.
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 07:01:19 AM
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The above picture was taken on day 2. So they are all fluffy still in that photo! :)
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 07:55:42 AM
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They are so cute, and colorful!! They will stay fluffy for awhile...so enjoy the baby fuzz now while it lasts!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
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marlee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marlene
DeRidder
Louisiana
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 08:05:08 AM
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Cute, cute, cute ! Marlee
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 12:03:28 PM
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I am sooooo jealous. I can't get any chicks this year. No electricity at the farm right now. (fire) and I certainly can't keep them in the rental house, lol. The landlord would have a stroke!
Lora
If it ain't red, leave it in the shed.
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 12:58:25 PM
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25! I'm timidly starting with 4, lol! I wanted some barred rocks but for some reason couldn't find them up here. Actually I did find some but the employees put them in with the Black Jersey Giants and oops! Couldn't tell them apart so wouldn't guarantee what you'd wind up with! Enjoy your chicks! What are your plans for them? All layers or some meat birds?
Audrey
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 1:21:43 PM
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They are all layers. We are looking forward to an abundance of eggs in the fall! Our family eats a lot of eggs!!! :)
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2012 : 07:42:04 AM
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Wonderful, April! SO cute! Congrats "Chicky Mama!!!" ;) - Nini
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God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Jeanna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeanna
Franklin
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2012 : 08:15:51 AM
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It is like Christmas when the post office calls isn't it. I just ordered 25 but they sent me 28! I ordered from Murray McMurray. When they arrived one was dead, first time this has ever happened from MM. All the rest are doing great. Mine arrived on March 5 and they are getting bigger too. It is almost like you can watch them get bigger. Chickens are one of my favorites for the farm. Goats are my number 1 favorite though.
Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2012 : 08:40:17 AM
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It was so funny! I had to go in the back entry of the post office to pick them up. It was a surreal moment as I picked up the peeping box and felt their little feet against the bottom. The box was alive!!! I felt like a first time momma all over again!
I ordered 25 and they sent 27 so I got a bonus too!
Thanks for all your well-wishes! It's been fun so far. My hubby and I are making progress on the coop they will live in after a couple more weeks. So exciting! I'll post pics of that in another post when we finish it.
I have more chickie pics and will post those when I get them uploaded to my computer! :)
Playing in the Sonshine
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Central MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 22 2012 : 4:02:11 PM
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They look great! It must have been great picking up that box from the post office... :)Hope things go well for those babies! You'll do great. :)
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Farmgirl Sister #1086
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Everyone else is already taken.
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2012 : 01:43:42 AM
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Gosh, what adorable bundles of fuzz. It looks so fun.
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2012 : 03:35:34 AM
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Here's a picture of them from a couple of days ago. :)
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tangledthreads
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Michelle
Middle Tennessee
USA
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Leilaht
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Highland
MI
USA
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Posted - May 06 2012 : 05:21:18 AM
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Me too! I finally did it! I bought 8 chicks on Good Friday. They are growing so fast. I'm down to 7 though. My 20 year old son stepped on one. Big clod. I wanted to smack him. I bought 2 bantams just for fun and I think one is a rooster. "He" is a golden seabright. Beautiful chickens, but I don't know if I'm ready for the noise. lol
Liz
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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathryn
Magnolia
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 07 2012 : 10:18:55 AM
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Congratulations, it is so much fun to watch them grow. I have 17 with a hen in an inside pen, while I was milking this morning I watched them trying to fly and hopping around on the roost. Mine are about 4 weeks old, I will move mama and the chicks in with the rest of the flock when the little guys are fully feathered.
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - May 07 2012 : 6:19:09 PM
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Here's my "babies" in their new home on April 19th
You can see that one of them is indeed a rooster! :)
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