Impulse buy
I went to Gainesville today. I met up with Christa there. On the drive over, I noticed the marquee on Ace Hardware announcing: "Chicks are here." Interesting. So after hanging with Christa, I called Steve and told him about the sign and wondered if I should check it out. He said I should, so I did.
The store had two types of chicks there: Three Anconas, which are a very pretty bird originally from Italy, and a slew of Black Sex Links. I shied away from the Anconas for two reasons. One, they're very active birds and I didn't know how well they'd take to being confined 24/7 (even with a very spacious coop/run combo). Two, I didn't know if they were pullets or cockerels. Black Sex Links (also called Black Stars, I believe) are a hybrid mix stemming from a Plymouth Rock hen and a Rhode Island Red rooster. They're good layers. More importantly, because they're a Sex Link, you can tell if they're boys or girls based on their down color.
The chicks were only about a day old. They had plenty of pullets. So . . . I bought two of them. After some pondering, I've given them Harry Potter names.
Here's Hermione.
And here's Ginny. She has a slight reddish hue to her head and wing.
I jokingly told Steve that I should have bought four, because we have four Buff Orpington pullets and four Rhode Island Red pullets. I expected him to chuckle and say no. Imagine my surprise when he was fine with the idea. So I may be making a run to Melrose tomorrow to get two more chicks. And Steve already came up with Harry Potter names for them if I do: Tonks and Luna.
I guess we're both chicken crazy! LOL
The store had two types of chicks there: Three Anconas, which are a very pretty bird originally from Italy, and a slew of Black Sex Links. I shied away from the Anconas for two reasons. One, they're very active birds and I didn't know how well they'd take to being confined 24/7 (even with a very spacious coop/run combo). Two, I didn't know if they were pullets or cockerels. Black Sex Links (also called Black Stars, I believe) are a hybrid mix stemming from a Plymouth Rock hen and a Rhode Island Red rooster. They're good layers. More importantly, because they're a Sex Link, you can tell if they're boys or girls based on their down color.
The chicks were only about a day old. They had plenty of pullets. So . . . I bought two of them. After some pondering, I've given them Harry Potter names.
Here's Hermione.
And here's Ginny. She has a slight reddish hue to her head and wing.
I jokingly told Steve that I should have bought four, because we have four Buff Orpington pullets and four Rhode Island Red pullets. I expected him to chuckle and say no. Imagine my surprise when he was fine with the idea. So I may be making a run to Melrose tomorrow to get two more chicks. And Steve already came up with Harry Potter names for them if I do: Tonks and Luna.
I guess we're both chicken crazy! LOL
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