Comments on: Baby Backyard Chickens Arrived. Oops…

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:48:18 +0000

No, I kept all the Brahmas. I never found out if the ones I gave away were hens or roosters – and it was amazingly hard to find homes for them. (I’d like to have a turkey – or a goat. I don’t think I’ll ever get away with that, though…)

By: MyTurkeyIsMean

MyTurkeyIsMean — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:14:17 +0000

umm, I hope you didn’t give the yellow chicks away as they are your light Brahmnas :0)

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:49:53 +0000

I ordered from Nature’s Hatchery, because they offer to ship smaller orders. I do wish I could have a reasonable-sized flock, at least 25 or so. But I live in a small city that has only recently allowed any chickens at all.

By: GrandmaJoyce Reyes

GrandmaJoyce Reyes — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:50:49 +0000

OH MY I just read the whole thing. Had written before with half reading. LOL Where in Oregon are you. I’m at Shast Lake, CA Two hours from the border.
Try this site. It will show you lots of the chicks and you can order a free catalog with tons of colored pictures. I loved dealing with them the years I was in the chicken world.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/catalogrequest!input.html
Better picture to show you my Silver Laced Polish. Archie. Blue Ribbon winner several times.

By: GrandmaJoyce Reyes

GrandmaJoyce Reyes — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:19:00 +0000

Did You order from Murry Mc Murry? They always send extra’s. My fist start with the chickens from there involved me making brooders with old house windows that would fit on my dresser so I could watch them at night. Twenty five at a time turned into 28 or so. OH HOW cute. Ordered two more orders, same results. It didn’t take long to realize paper changing and keeping clean was a BIG chore. AND that they didn’t stay tiny and cute for long. Yep, outside and building like mad to make them all safe homes. On to going to chicken shows and being a proud mama with tears flowing when a judge gave one of my babies a Blue ribbon. LOL
I’m adding another picture of long time back fun winning Blue Ribbons. This is Archie, a White Laced Polish chicken. Loved him to pieces.

By: Xan

Xan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:29:23 +0000

It was inevitable with such cute little fuzz-balls. I look forward to seeing what art they inspire in you!
Good luck finding them a really good home.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:28:14 +0000

I already have a volunteer for the extras, but the living situation they’d be going to is not ideal. My friend keeps her chickens at the back of a dark barn – I have no idea why. So I’ll keep looking. I’m attached already!

By: Xan

Xan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:52:42 +0000

Ah, I didn’t know you’d got your blog started!
The babies are impossibly cute, aren’t they? I hope you don’t have too much trouble finding homes for the extras. They probably sent extras in case some didn’t survive the trip, but then why throw in unwanted breeds?

I’ll be watching your experiment avidly! Good luck!