Round two begins today. Our alarm goes off at 6:00am but as usual we were sleeping in. Around 7 I got the call from the post office saying that they had our chickens. Luckily Taryn had taken a personal day from work and was going to stay home and make sure they were getting on okay. This time we were able to pick them up at the local post office instead of having to drive about an hour to the central receiving post office like last time. Having them come in the middle of the week instead of Sunday probably helped a great deal in that regard.

The Aracauna, or actually Americana chickens are doing well. Apparently a true Aracauna is too fragile and dainty for poultry farming and since the 1800’s they’ve been bread to be hardier and more prolific. One thing is for sure, they come in all kinds of colors. Right now we’ve got at least two or three differently patterned Americana chickens. One that looks sort of “owl like” and another that is solid yellow gold, like a coloring book easter chick.

Here’s some pictures.

Our Antique Brooder (thanks to Uncle Chris!)

Bunch of Chicks

Puff Ball Weirdo

Easter Chick

Holding the Easter Chick

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