Chicks Arrived!

On November 11th our chicks arrived. We ordered 16 chicks from Ideal Hatchery. The order was for 5 Rhode Island Reds (4 females, 1 male), 5 Araucana's, (4 females, 1 male) and 3 Golden Sebright Bantums Straight Run (which means we get what they send), 3 Mille Fleur Bantums, Straight Run. They were shipped on the 10th and arrived bright and early on the 11th. I went to the post office and picked them up and brought them home. Unfortunately 2 of the bantums died. One was a Mille Fleur and one was a Golden Sebright. I have taken pics of them all, I just have to go and get them developed. The rest of the little chicks are doing well. They are all growing well and are very much full of energy!

Industrial Chicken Condo Complete!

We have been working on a chicken coop for quite some time now. We are building it from free and or salvaged materials that my fiance Keith is given from construction jobs. It started off back in the summer with 16 gauge metal framing and some sheets of plywood. We put those together and made the basic frame. Then we purchased a roll of chicken wire to put around the sides. The project has been sitting dormant for most of the summer and into the fall until recently when we had a windfall of industrial tin that his boss just gave him. We also went today and picked up some scrap lumber from one of the job sites that was given to him. So today out in the rain and cold we completed the top for the chicken coop. I do so wish I had a camera so that I could show off the nice new coop! That is what I am asking Santa Clause for Christmas! I have placed an order with Ideal Hatchery and we will receive our first chicks on December 17th. Wish us all luck. This will be my first time raising chicks!