Baby chicks are here!
My local chick supplier had no chicks for me to buy this year. So… we ordered baby chicks through the MAIL for the first time this year. The United States Postal Service has been mailing day-old chicks since 1917 over 100 years! The place that started it, Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa is still around and is still mailing chicks! We actually purchased our chicks through a place called Meyer Hatchery. I liked how we could choose assortments of chicks with a specific purpose. Otherwise I was likely to spend hours, weeks, probably months researching the best breeds and never reaching a decision. I ordered 5 pullets (baby hens) from the “Rainbow” assortment” and we are guaranteed to get 5 different breeds of pullets who grow into very colorful hens, because, why not? When the little squawking poop machines go on an egg laying strike, at least I can enjoy their varied colors and patterns. I ordered another 10 pullets from the “egg laying” assortment (both white and brown eggs) to keep my reputation of egg-pusher relevant. Interestingly, they offered to add 1 mystery chicken for free, with the idea that if it is a hen, I will donate the eggs, or if it is a rooster, I will donate the meat to someone in need. Sounds reasonable given my need to feed, so I clicked yes on that box.
The video below is Anna and I unboxing the baby chicks and attempting to count them.
We have them on our patio for now, they didn’t last long in the house. They are so LOUD. We have a random plastic thing for the top of the plastic bin.
Sophia attempting to have Cameron hold a baby chicks. He wasn't into that. He did name one though, he named her Rage. As in a wrestler on TV. Or as in my feelings about the school science fair.
