We were apparently late to the party because the chicks numbers had already been depleted by quite a lot. There were quite a few speckled Sussex babies and two lonely bantams left. There was another breed, but it was more for meat than eggs and we wanted a more rounded bird, so we went with the Sussex and at the last min asked for the two little bantams. One was white, and the kids had already been asking since they'd seen it. This brought our numbers up to ten, which is ok, because there's always the possibility that some of these will be roosters. Roosters are no go in our city, so we'll have to re-home any that are.
We purchased the feeders and feed we'd need as well as a book that I had not seen before that seemed to have lots of good info. Most of our books had a chapter on the subject of raising chickens but this one is all about it. I'll review it soon for you ^_~
They are all quite happily enjoying their new home, the dogs aren't bothering them and the kids keep running back and forth to see them. I cannot wait until we can complete their house outside, it's going to be fantastic.
: One of the little Bantams actually has fuzz running down the sides of it's legs, so we are interested in seeing if that one turns out to be a Silkie. The boys are having a blast running to check on the chicks as they've all perked up nicely overnight. The dogs aren't sure yet what to think even though Gidget (our little Jack Russel mix) is the only one to have actually seen them so far. The other two dogs are just ignoring the box mostly... :
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