So we got a phone call from the post office on Monday -we know the man pretty well because, well, there aren't many people that go to our little country post office and we are in there a couple of times a week- he says "Mr. Caffee? Did you order some chickens?" Ben laughed and said "Yes I did." Apparently there was a noisy box waiting for pickup! LOL!
We ordered them a few weeks back and we were all curious about how in the world they were going to ship 25 assorted rare breed chicks to Alabama from Iowa! Since we were needing chickens and I wanted some Easter egg layers, we decided to give it a try. Can you believe that? They did it. They shipped 25 baby chicks across the country in two days.
The kids were so excited to open the box that they couldn't hardly stand it! We have went and bought chickens at local farms, we have drove across town and bought chickens, we have hatched our own eggs, and we have had a hen hatch her own eggs, but we NEVER thought that we would ever be getting chicks in the mail! USPS, you rock!
For the first few days they were in a kiddie pool here in my living room, and then they graduated to the brooder outside. I'm telling ya, you just never know what might happen here!
PS. Miss Olivia Paige and Miss Claire are in the shop! And everything will be 15% off until Tuesday!
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looks like we may have gotten some of the same ones too... :-)
And it reminds me of one of Ahnalin's favorite books.
http://www.amazon.com/Mailing-May-Michael-O-Tunnell/dp/0064437248
It is called Mailing May and is about a little girl who is "mailed" to her grandmother's house as a baby chick! It is the cutest story!!
Happy Chick day!
So once you have them, how long do you keep them in the brooder (? spelling)?
Enjoy
Renata:)
How's it going at your place? We will keep them there for another week or so and then they will be to big. Then we will move them to a small-sh pen inside of our main animal pen (where all of our critters stay) until they are big enough to sort-of fend for themselves. We try not to mix new chickens with our other ones until they are about the same size. Those roosters are pretty mean when new ones come along! LOL!
If you do end up getting some you better send us some pictures!
xoxo,
Sam
Our Post Office calls at 6 am to tell us to come get our chicks. FUN!
Thanks for sharing pictures!
Enjoy!