Introducing the Stupendous Six The hen party has begun! The chicks are now two days old and ready to meet the world. The Black Australorps Black Australorps are the Australian version of Buff Orpingtons. They are black and will have a green sheen when older. They are supposed to be friendly and good brown…
Continue ReadingJust hatched – the day old chicks are here! Megan at the Grayslake Feed Sales is awesome! She said they picked up 120 chicks from the hatchery this morning. She brings them back and makes sure they eat and drink and then she called us to pick them up. I was so excited because I’d never…
Continue ReadingThe baby chicks are coming soon! Now that it’s Spring, it’s time to get down to business. After a lot of research, we finally ordered the chicks! We wanted to start small so we were not sure if we should mail order, buy at the store, etc. I bought all the starter supplies at Tractor…
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