Howdy :frow Since last time I was here I received 18 Silkies and 4 Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben and 10 Brahmas. Think I am done with chicks for the year. Last chicken count (adults and chicks) was 143.
Bye again.
So.. one of the birds that I thought got taken by a hawk came back! It was my little bird named Miracle! Saw her coming running towards our house 1/2 acre away! She was gone for 2 days!
So.. to celebrate my joy....... 15 more chicks! 🤣
Two chicks just didn't thrive even though I tried a few things to perk them up. Also I think a hawk got to my adult bird.
To compensate for my grief I'll incubate all my serama eggs.
Looks like 3 out of the 41 chicks I got yesterday are not doing so well. 2 are Polish and even after feeding them egg yolk and making the drink some water, still not perked up. Then the other is a Houdan which overall seems to be OK but can't walk properly. I examined the chick nothing seems to...
Well, one of the chicks that I just got yesterday died. Little bummed. To compensate for my grief I am about to buy 25 more chicks... Silkies to be precise.
I am currently deducting what my mystery chicks are. What I first thought were Siklies are actually (2 of each) Buff and Black Cochins. I...
Got my mystery Bantam chicks today! Bought 25 and received 28! All healthy :) Looks like I got some Blue and Black Silkies, Old English Game (almost a 1/3 of what I have), and few I could guess as Orpington and maybe Japanese. Will know as they grow!
My 25 mystery Bantams shipped out yesterday! SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! My first time mail ordering chicks.
Also I just figured out something:
Chicken math is a lot like Common Core. If you can prove 2 chicks + 2 chickens = 40 chickens.. then 40 chickens you shall have! :p:D🤣