It was a disgustingly rainy and chilly day in the Ozarks. Not much could be accomplished outdoors and the kids were/are on spring break. We took the opportunity to take a little trip to Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, MO. It is about 1 hour and 40 minutes away. It rained the whole way there and the whole way back.
The roads were windy (not windy....windy!). We passed farm after farm.
Apparently it got a little boring.
It had been raining in this area for a day or more. There was one area where the water was over the road and crews were attempting to get cars around it safely. Every normally dry creek bed was full to bursting.
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We finally arrived at our destination. I grabbed a few pics inside.
Ducks!
Chickens!
We ordered five Golden Seabright Bantams, five Silver Seabright Bantams, and five Ginger Old English Bantams. All three breeds are beautiful and known for being docile and good with other chickens and people of all ages.
We ended up with an extra Ginger they threw in for free! How cool!
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Maddy was completely enamored by the tiny chicks.
We got the chicks home and got them under their heat lamp. They quickly settled down and went to sleep.
The small chicken tractor is cleaned out and ready for these guys as soon as they are feathered enough to be without a heat lamp. We discovered some poo on the rear end of one of the babies this morning so the Bear is currently searching for which one it was so we can get it all cleaned up. She found it! I need to go run some warm water and get that booty cleaned up. Haha! Thanks for stopping by!
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Your post touched my heart as I LOVE chickens. We have never had more than 5-6 at a time but they provided eggs. They are really very intelligent. One hen in particular obviously really wanted to be a mom so we let her sit on 4 eggs and 1 of them actually hatched. The offspring, however, was so territorial that each time we added new chicks she killed them.
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The last chicken I got was a brahm, with feathered feet. She was beautiful but when she was captured by a bobcat it was the last straw. I couldn't handle losing anymore of them so I packed it up and gave up raising chickens.
Thanks for the entertaining post.
From the NW; we have signs of spring.
I have pondered moving to the Ozarks every now and then. The farms and hills in your picture remind me of the part of Minnesota where I grew up, especially with the farmsteads and old silos. I'd consider MN again, but I don't miss -40° with a windchill making it feel even worse in the winter.
I helped my dad build a chicken coop about 15 years ago, and my parents have had chickens off and on for years, although they abandoned the plan lately. They may give it another go with fresh chicks this spring though.
So cute! Little chickies! ;) Nice pics of the trip too! It's soupy out there!
How funny is the picture of your daughter passed out on the seat? I laughed my butt of when I saw her. Cute little chickens. Can’t wait to see them in a couple of weeks. Great post. 🐓🐓
Glad you all had a safe trip. Chick look good. Bear is so lucky to have you all.
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That really is the dreariest kind of weather for driving...no wonder your daughter fell asleep. So funny! In fact I think I'll make this my last post for the night, and go to sleep myself! ha! :)
Cackle Hatchery! What a great name! How fun to have new babies.
Im from Springfield, and I've always wanted to go to Cackle Hatchery! But I'm sure I would just want to bring home a bunch of new chicks, so I haven't gone yet. (I live in city limits, so I have the maximum number of chickens allowed.) We got our current girls from Estes hatchery a few years ago, before they moved out of Springfield.