The day has finally come! My new flock of chicken nuggets has arrived.
It took a lot of will-power to make it through eight hours at work, but somehow I did. I may have annoyed my co-workers with ramblings about my new fluffy, chirping pets...but, they'll get over it.
Introducing...(drum roll please!)...the Chicken Nuggets!
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| The Bunch Huddling together to stay warm in their shipping box. (The one with the purple mark (top right) is the Silver Laced Wyandotte) |
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| Americana |
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| Americana |
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| Americana |
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| Americana |
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| Buff Orpingtons |
We ordered:
-2 Buff Orpington Pullets (females)
-1 Silver Laced Wyandotte Cockerel (male)
-9 Americana Straight Run (both male and female)
Plus, they gave us 1 extra Americana! This gives us a nice bakers dozen of 13 baby nuggets!
The Orpingtons will lay lovely brown eggs, while the Americanas will lay blue eggs!
Having chicks is a ton of fun. This will be my second year raising them, so I've learned a little, but I also have a lot of room to grow! My favorite part is watching them interact with one another. One minute they will be fighting over a piece of the pine shavings that line their box, and the next they'll all be sleeping in a big fluffy pile of cuteness! And you wonder why people love their chickens so much?
If you are thinking about raising your own chicks, I would check out Backyard Chickens (BYC). They have an amazing learning center, blog and a great discussion forum. This is where I get a lot of information.
Swwweeeet!
ReplyDelete"Can you get the chicken food and heat lamp and a baby chick and send it to us?" - Logan Quote of the Day
DeleteI'm glad you guys got to enjoy the first hour of having our new chicks with me!
Just an observation, not only are the chick adorable, fluffy and just plain down right cute but the lady holding the chicks has great modeling hands. Nice pics all around. I remember raising the little darlings, but we just had plain old yellow chicks and when they grew up they were white and dumber than a box of rocks. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Both my mom and I are holding the chicks in the pictures.
DeleteThe Americanas do come in all sorts of different colors, so it makes for a nice variety.
Best wishes to you!
tee hee; love the remark about the hands :)
DeleteI love the Americana's puffy cheeks. They are such a docile breed. Spring has arrived if there are chicks in the house!
ReplyDeleteTheir muffs are super cute! You can already see them even though they are so young. This is my first time raising them, so I'm really excited to see how they work out! Glad to hear that they are docile.
DeleteSpring is definitely here!!