Baby Dorkings

Sooo, we haven't posted in a while and we've actually managed to do a lot. We received our box of baby chicks on the 15th. The box contained 27 chicks but unfortunately three of the little ones died. I think one of the male blue andalusians and two of the bantam old english game. When we first got them they were itty bitty tiny and though they are still small they are over 4 times bigger than when they first arrived. We have them in the craft (Or crap room as Walter calls it) room in a box with a heater lamp on them. We just added another box so as to double to room for them to run. They zoom all over and boxes and are trying to figure out the pecking order of the group. We're thinking about putting Sylvie in there with them so that they can figure out what it feels like to be in the pecking order with the rest of the chickens.

So we're hoping to have 8 Dorking pullets, 2 Dorking Cocks, 4 White Faced Black Spanish pullets, 1 WFBS Cock, 4 Blue Andalusian pullets, 1 BA cock, 2 OEG pullets, and 1 OEG cock, oh, and 1 exotic chick. So far, I'm counting a ton of Dorkings, not as many WFBS, 3 BA pullets, 1 BA cock, 2 OEG something, and 1 banty. We'll see what they all are when they grow a little bit more. Their feathers are coming out and we'll see how long it will be before they are ready to head on out and be with the other chickens. All of these are supposed to be white egg layers and not necessarily as prolific egg layers as the aumericanas, but at the rate we're going with the eggs we're ok with that.

I think we're going to keep the box in the craft room for when our farmyard assortment comes in from Sand Hill Heritage Ranch (I love these guys). We'll see if we end up with just chickens or (hopefully) with turkeys, ducks, geese, and guineas.