This morning I got the not-so-long-awaited phone call from the nice man who sold us the chicks. They hatched yesterday (8/21/10), and he felt he had observed them long enough to know that they are all healthy little chicks. R & I drove out to his house, which is just south of Raleigh, and picked out our chicks.
Now originally we wanted 3 chicks. On the phone the other day this guy convinced me to get 4. By the time we had picked out our 4 chicks and were getting ready to pay (a whopping $1 per chick), he had decided we needed at least 5, so he tossed in a 5th chick for free. These are our little ladies in their brooder, which we set up yesterday with the materials we had acquired (
see previous post).
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| Settling in to their new home! |
L-R: Theodora, aka Theo (Silkie); Suzie (Araucana); Lucy (Araucana); nameless, for now (Barred Rock); Napoleon, aka Nappy (Silkie)
The Silkies are a Bantam breed, which means they'll be quite small--only 1.5-2 pounds when fully-grown. The others are standard breeds, so they'll be around 5 pounds fully-grown. Right now the Araucanas and the Barred Rock are just 1 day old, and the Silkies are 2-2.5 weeks old. The farmer suggested that we get Silkies that are a little bit older, so the standard ones don't trample the bantams.
The girls are adjusting pretty well, and the dogs don't seem too curious about them yet. Here are a few photos of the newest members of our household in wine glasses. (Don't call PETA on me, they were only in there for a minute or two.) I think it turned out pretty darn cute...
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| Theodora, aka Theo, 2.5 weeks, Silkie |
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| As yet unnamed, 1 day, Barred Rock |
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| Lucy, 1 day, Araucana |
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| Suzie, 1 day, Araucana |
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| Napoleon, aka Nappy, 2 weeks, Silkie |
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| All 5 chicks in a row! Lucy, no-name, Theo, Nappy, Suzie |
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