Monday, June 25, 2012

Picnic With the Chicks!

The day was so nice that I decided to take the chicks out for some fun in the sun! They adored it, though they seemed to prefer the shade.










 Abby was great with the chicks - they aren't super fond of her sniffing them constantly, but at least she didn't try to eat them. She won't be alone with them until they are all grown up, if then, so for now she will be closely monitored.

They ARRIVED!!

My chicks arrived alive and healthy June 20th, 2012. There a fair amount of confusion at the post office because our chicks had gone out on the delivery truck after we had stopped in to the post office four times to ask them not to put our chicks on the delivery truck. Fortunately, it was a warm day and all six of the chicks were no worse for wear. We received 1 appenzeller spitzhauben 'Zella', 1 buff orpington 'Nellie', 2 easter eggers 'June' and 'Edith', 1 speckled sussex 'Dorthy' or 'Dot', and 1 barred rock 'Shirley'.