Our new brood arrived via USPS this afternoon after a post-hatch overnight flight from Connecticut. 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Austrolorps are busily eating and chirping in their new digs. They are just so cute and curious. The Austros seem feistier and smarter than the Orps. One of the Austros even ate a bug that flew into the brooder! Char is going to be thrilled when she gets home from school. She has been counting down the days since we ordered them. Eggs laying will begin in about 5 months. They wobble and bob like wee drunkards and then fall into a sleeping heap.
These are the cutest damn chicks ever! Has Char picked the names out already?
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