Progress in the Chicken Department

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I'm linking up with "Outdoor Wednesday"

Because what could be more outdoorsy than chickens!!!

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I Took The Plunge!

I've ordered my chicks from MyPetChicken.

Being a novice, I didn't realize that I should've ordered earlier for the breeds I wanted so my chicks won't get here till the week of May 21st! They probably won't start laying till late fall!

These are the breeds I got.

2 Buff Orpingtons (brown eggs)

2 Easter Eggers that lay blue or green eggs.

1 Barred PlymouthRock (brown eggs)

And 1 Silver laced Wyandotte. (brown eggs)

6 little chicks in all

Here's praying that they will all be hens!

I'm buying chicken supplies a little at a time since I have till May.

Here's what I got so far. Feeder and waterer, a heat lamp for the brooder that I've got to make yet and a thermometer to make sure the chicks are warm enough.

Steve, a friend of ours who just happens to be a carpenter, is building my coop for me. I decided to put it inside my garage.

This is the progress as of today. The floor is double and is insulated as will the walls be.

Steve has never built a chicken coop before so this will be an interesting journey!

I have provided him with lots of educational material!!

Lucky he's such a good sport and laughs a lot!!

: ))

Shirley