Tree House Academy Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I just have to share. LOL Yesterday, we got a delivery at the post office of 30 buff orpingtons. As you can see...there is ONE little chicken that is obviously NOT a buff orpington. :) I am not really sure what he is, but I am thinking he may be a Dominique. At any rate, he is the cutest little thing I have ever seen and I have named him Charlie. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 *keels over at the cuteness* :D (Ha, when you hover over the title on the main page, it gives a snippet of the post... I was like, an order of ... what the heck is a buff orpington???? LOL ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 I know! You should see them in person. The amount of "fluff" is almost too much for anyone to bear! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 These are seriously the cutest little things I've ever seen. I'm floored! But....what in the heck are you going to do with the 30 little darlings? i can just picture my cat chasing them around the house, and my 6 year old insisting on dressing them up in doll clothes and sleeping with them every night.. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 LOL - that is almost the scene here! We live on a farm, and we have a chicken house out back that they will move to when they get older. Right now, they live in my garage under a red light. I was surprised at how much my 5 year old wants to "hold" them. We have to keep him out of the garage so he forgets they are there. Poor things are going to be traumatized. Oh...and God forbid we ever let the 2 cats or my dog out while they are in their brooder in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well...they're adorable! And I think you should keep Charlie as a pet. He's special! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 What cute chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamapjama Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 They are so sweet! We have 1 1/2 week old RIR in our laundry room at the moment :) What is the green stuff they are eating? This is the first time I've ever had chicks so everything is new and interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Adorable! I love new chicks. I was surprised at how much my 5 year old wants to "hold" them. We have to keep him out of the garage so he forgets they are there. Poor things are going to be traumatized. If he can be slow and gentle, let him hold away! We have chicks in the basement and hens we raised from chicks last year (two are buff orpingtons :) ), and the chicks are/were handled and petted and hand-fed every day. They like to perch on the boys' hands. Our adults hens are very friendly, especially the Orpingtons. It makes it very easy when we need to catch them. LOL about the cats. Our cat lost interest once they got bigger. Now he guards them. He chases the neighbor cats who come into the chicken yard. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Yes, these babies are sure getting a lot of holding time. The only bad thing about holding baby chickens is that they walk in their poo and then we pick them up. Yuck! Those are the messiest darn animals I have ever seen! (But the cuteness takes care of it! LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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