Baby chicks. Don't you just love getting stuff in the mail?
We ordered 2 salmon faverolles (French hens) and the other 5 were a "mystery rare breed assortment" of females, so we are getting to use our scientific investigative skills to identify their characteristics and start working from a "list of suspects" so to speak, as to what kind of chickens they are through deductive reasoning. (I was thrilled to see that one is a Polish (the kind with the wacky head feathers). This is a Polish on the cover of this awesome coffee table book
This is already been a really fun experience for us and they have only been here 2 days. The http://www.mypetchicken/ website, unlike most hatcheries, allows you to order as little as 3-5 chickens of various breeds; unlike others whose minimum is 25 chicks of the same kind. We are excited to do this project as a family. It is great for science and for teaching and practicing responsibility. The benefits later include having our own eggs and being able to show them at the fair if we choose.
I love this!!! I have been wanting to get some chickens of our own for more than a year now, but I'm just so nervous. I'm not really ready, but I'm so excited to follow and be encouraged by your journey doing it. My kids would LOVE THIS!!!
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We spent alot of time on the www.mypetchicken.com site. They tell all about the different breeds, care needed as chicks and adults and have found them to be a very helpful resource even now that the birds are here. they also allow you to order 5 (instead of 25 like most of the other places). It has been a wonderful science project: care of animals, birds, lifecycle, sustainable living...and fun! Thanks for stopping by my little blog!
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