The 2009 Chicken Massacre

[Keith_Indy]

Well, we got our chicks delivered today. Unfortunately, only 2 have survived. Something got into the box during the day, and made off with 9 of the chicks, leaving 4 dead, and the two that survived.

I'll be getting in touch with the hatchery tomorrow. It turns out that the post office couldn't get in touch with me because the hatchery had transposed 2 numbers of my cell phone on the packing slip.

You can read all about it at my wife's new blog... Windy Acres Tales

 

[redneckmedic]

So you need a smaller coop then? Sorry couldn't help it!

 

[Scutter01]

I'm just amazed you can have live chickens shipped in the mail. Can you get them shipped fried, too? Because I might be interested in that.

 

[redneckmedic]

I'm just amazed you can have live chickens shipped in the mail. Can you get them shipped fried, too? Because I might be interested in that.

Yes, but they end up arriving soggy and not crispy!!!

 

[btwelch]

I spent a year working for the post office as a carrier and always hated when the local Rural King got its chick order in. Those buggers are noisy when your "cooped up" with them in a mail truck.

 

[Flintlock]

I'm just amazed you can have live chickens shipped in the mail. Can you get them shipped fried, too? Because I might be interested in that.

I've had live bees shipped to me in the mail. The PO didn't like handling them too much.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Well, the good news is the hatchery is sending out another batch of chicks at no charge. I'll be working from home so I'll be there when they are delivered.

 

[redneckmedic]

Well, the good news is the hatchery is sending out another batch of chicks at no charge. I'll be working from home so I'll be there when they are delivered.

Where are we on a coop idea?

 

[misconfig]

So... did you catch the coon?

 

[Mr.Hoppes]

We get a call at 5:59 am or 6:00 am telling us our chicks, chicken or turkey what ever are in and I go pick them up. It's how it's done out here.

 

[Flintlock]

That's the same thing the PO did with my bees. I guess that's how it is with all live critters.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

One of my friends got lucky somehow. I guess the owner of a local hardware store gave him 30 chicks. He's sold or gotten rid of some, and I saw at least one grown rooster. Lucky bastard, lol

 

[mikea46996]

My 25 chickens are amazing!!!!! You wouldn't think a bird that large could fly real well.

I went out tonight to shut up the coup for the night and about 1/2 of them are sitting on top of my 8 ft fence waiting on me. I also have one that thinks it is a Parrot....

I was giving them feed and refilling the water when it decides my head is a good place to chill out. Good thing it didn't take a dump or I would have been having chicken tonight.

Good Luck with your birds!!!

I have an extra cockeral if you need one, California Leghorn.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Thanks for all the encouragement and snarks...

The birds arrived on Wed., overnight shipping. The post office got a hold of me as I was pulling out of the driveway going to work, so I picked them up, and then dropped them off at home. Still not sure why they decided to just drop them off on Monday, other then not wanting to be in the post office overnight.

They sure are cute little buggers. Windy Acres Tales: And then there were 17

 

[wolfman]

There is a hatchery about 30 mi N of Lafayette and I used to rent a house from the owners. They shipped chicks year around on Wed or Thurs of every other week and if you were in the post office arround noon on chick day, you almost couldn't hear yourself think. Large orders were delivered by their big straight truck.

 

[Hoosier8]

Another bit of advice, whatever you do, don't plant them too deep or too close together.

 

[Bill of Rights]

Well, we got our chicks delivered today. Unfortunately, only 2 have survived. Something got into the box during the day, and made off with 9 of the chicks, leaving 4 dead, and the two that survived.

I'll be getting in touch with the hatchery tomorrow. It turns out that the post office couldn't get in touch with me because the hatchery had transposed 2 numbers of my cell phone on the packing slip.

You can read all about it at my wife's new blog... Windy Acres Tales

For-ah say, fortunately, ah keep mah
chicks numbahed fo' jus' such an emuhgency.​

Hadda be said.

Bless-ah say, Blessings,
Bill

 

[Pamcake]

Keith Indy's chick cousins

Keith, post some more photos!!

Here are the day-old chick siblings from the replacement order in their corner of our barn stall:

 

[Pamcake]

One month old!

Thanks again to Keith_Indy for buying day-old chicks without knowing if he could find someone that could take 12 of them off his hands!!

They are now about a month old. Most of the "fuzz" is gone. This breed, Buff Orpington, is SO calm, compared to all the others I've had in past years.

This photo was taken at dusk, when all but one had settled down for the night. They are in a stall corner, against a sliding door.