Yesterday, was a big day, hubs and I loaded ourselves up in the car and started out on our 2 hour drive to pick up the new babies (we did stop for breakfast at Cracker Barrell though) Once We arrived at Townline Hatchery, we discovered that they did not have a good hatch of some of the chicks we ordered and the geese (of course). So they did replace some of our order, but at least this time it was within the breed we had ordered. After setteling the bill we headed home with the little gals all tucked into thier box and filling the car with lot's of peep peeps. When we arrived home we unloaded and got to the business of making them at home with heat lamps, soft bedding, food and water. Baby poultry can not find the water on thier own so you must dip each of thier beaks in the water so they know what and where it is. They are all settled in the brooders each with a dog/cat proof lid. They will stay inside for the first couple of weeks and then we have another bigger brooder area in the small barn for them to stay until they can join the bigger birds in the coop. Hopefully I can get some pictures and post them the next couple of days.
Here's the new list of new poultry:
30 Silver Laced Wyndotte's (we had ordered 15 of them and 15 of the golden laced)
5 Buff Orpington's
5 Aracuna-Americuna
5 Broad brested Bronze Turkey's
2 White Embden Geese ( I need names for these 2 any ideas?)
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