Dusty is being introduced to the chicks. Slowly. He's unsure as to what they are. No pray drive but I'll be reaffirming his hold, laydown and several other commands just to be sure. My other border collie doesn't care at all about them.. haha. She's too lazy.
Nope! I was trying to think of the name for the roo at least cause he'll stand out for sure. Though one is a fair bit lighter than the rest so that one may also stand out. I was going to give it a few days to see if they all made it first. I've done this song and dance before.. >.<
Though these...
We got one extra from what we ordered and I assume the blue dot one is the roo I had ordered.. XD no deaths on arrival and all seem healthy. They had a heat pack in there too so I'm sure that really helped!
Well I have everything to get started. Now to wait till tomorrow when they should be at the post office. Brooder plate, heat lamp (a ceramic lamp too just in case.. cause I got a super large bin. But I'll be blocking half of it off till I ensure they understand eating and drinking).
Temp gauge...
You have no idea, I've been waiting years. I took care of my house mates flock back in GA and it renewed my want.. and I had to wait. But I doubt we'll be moving any time soon so we decided we may as well.
I figured documenting from day one would be neat and people might enjoy it. They'll be coming in Tuesday and there should be 6 likely a few extra). All of them will be silver lace cochin so that'll be interesting. I started to get a mixed flock but the hatch dates weren't lining up so I went...