Our first order of chicks arrived today. These chicks were ordered from Murray McMurray Hatchery and arrived very quickly. We were notified that they shipped at 17:00 yesterday, and this morning they were at our post office. The Postman made a special trip to deliver them to the house. This order was our Blue Laced Red Wyandottes and Blue Silkie Bantams. When my wife opened the box one of the bantams had expired. The Hatchery included an extra of each though, so we are still up one. The little guy was buried in a peaceful spot in the forest. Everyone else seems to be doing extremely well and are very active. All have taken to the water and are pecking at feed in their new warm homes. We are keeping the two in separate containers, as they will serve different purposes and not be part of the same flock. Included with our order was the option to have a free rare exotic chick included with the order. Of course we opted to do so. It will be a quite interesting experience attempting to identify the wee one! We have already made a guess, but will have to wait and see what he/she grows into as no one honestly knows which rare chick is included.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes:
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes:
Blue Silkie Bantams
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| The Rare Exotic Chick is the one on the right with the Gold face mask. |
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