Easter Surprise
 

A month ago I ordered 27 new baby chicks, to replace our aging flock. They were set to arrive some time the week of April 9th. You guessed it....I just (8am) got a call from the regional US Post Office, an hour away, that our chicks had just come in! The hatchery, Murray McMurray is supposed to notify us when they are shipped, and I read the email from them 15 minutes before I got the call....some notification! I'm just glad we were home and don't have to leave for church for several hours yet. How appropriate to get these sweet babies on a day when so many celebrate a new life!

Happy Easter everybody....this is one we won't forget!!

the post office called on a Sunday? what would have happened if no one was there? they could of arrainged that better. Nothat I am complaining just curious.

I love baby chicks. I used to have chickens and really enjoyed them. Makes me miss country living. So glad you were home to receive the call.

Congrats on the new babies! Be sure to post a pic or two when you get them home and settled!

I don't miss the big chickens but I love going to the Runnings store and looking at the baby chicks.

I only have two very old small chickens and one is still laying eggs! They have to be at least 10 yr! Fox got the larger hens after the hugh snow storm of a couple of years ago. Boy do I miss fresh eggs from my own hens! My one that is still laying gives me an egg about every three or four days. Enough for us because we don't use many but I did go to using our duck eggs for hubby's sugar free cupcakes and, as long as he thinks they are made with hens eggs, he thinks they are delicous! LOL Goose eggs for pancakes aren't to his knowledge either but it sure keeps me from having to buy the dreded store eggs and at such a price!!!! No where near the quiality of your own fresh eggs from you own chickens.

Got my e-mail today, McMurray sent out my chicks on Saturday. Should get my call in the morning. Two days in a box, they sure will be ready to drink.

We were just lucky that a very kind postal employee called us today so they didn't have to sit all day in that box. I bought 13 Black Austrolorps and 13 Red Stars and two Dominiqies. We also got one of their free chicks...don't know what it is....very pale yellow and has a turban on top if it's head. I checked many of the breed pages but have not seen any like it. Anyone have any ideas?

These girls sure are cute....can't help but chuckle at their antics. Guess I won't get much done tomorrow....LOL!

Good luck with yours.

Got to the local feed store in time to look at the chicks, ducks and baby rabbits. No place to keep them, have a Rat Terrier and he would think they were lunch. Anyway, I got to look. LOL

Lucky you - Dad occasionally had a few chickens in the back yard when I was young. I especially remember the Banties and their cute little eggs. Wouldn't mind having a few now!

Our baby chicks (36) arrived on a Sunday a few weeks ago. We saw it as such a blessing.

Our grandkids were visiting but due to travel home the day I was sure the chicks would arrive. I received the text early on Sunday morning that they had shipped and that afternoon a call from the post office that we could come to pick them up. Since it was the day before the grandkids had to go home they were able to go with us to pick them up. They had such a treat playing (carefully) with the chicks the rest of Sunday and Monday morning before they left. Grandma's prayer had been answered. :)

When we had chickens Murray McMurray was the only company we would order from. The chics always arrived safely and I loved walking into the post office to the tune of baby chicks cheerping. I'm surprised the P.O called on a Sunday. Sure beats the noise in the facility I guess:-)