Rural Gardening: A box full of joy, 1 by DrDoolotz

DrDoolotz wrote:
Well, today was the day. The main post office downtown called me this morning to say that my chicks were there, and that they wouldn't get delivered to my local post office until Monday, so if I wanted to, I could come and pick them up. If I *wanted* to???? Of COURSE I wanted to! I rushed on down there.

Now, my order was from Murray McMurray hatchery. I've heard mixed reviews, so I kept an open mind. Fortunately, their hatchery is in Webster City, Iowa. I knew they had a short trip to get to me, so I hoped it would be OK.

I ordered 25 of their brown egg layers special (all pullets) and 25 of their ornamental layers special (also all pullets).

The brown egg layers are guaranteed to include at least 5 different ones from this list: Black Australorps; Lt. Brahmas; Dark Cornish; Black and White Giants; Buff and White Orpingtons; New Hampshire, Rhode Island Reds, Barred, White, Partridge, Buff Rocks;Delaware, Sussex, Turkens; White, Silver Laced, & Columbian Wyandottes, Red Star and Black Star.

The ornamental layers are guaranteed to include at least 8 different ones from this list: Sumatras, Dominiques, Golden Laced and Silver Penciled Wyandottes, Silver, Golden, Buff Laced, and White Polish, Golden Campines, Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Silver Penciled Rocks, Partridge, Black, Buff, Blue, & Silver Laced and White Cochins, Araucanas, Dark and Buff Brahmas, Phoenix, Fayoumis, Salmon Faverolles, W. L. Red Cornish, Lakenvelders, Black and White Langshans, Red Caps, Silver Leghorns, Crevecoeurs, Silver Gray Dorkings, Modern BB Red Games, Sultans, Buttercups, Spanish, White Crested Black Polish, Buff Laced Polish, Golden Polish, Silver Polish, White Polish, Black Polish, Mottled Houdans, Crevecoeurs, and Sultans.

(deep breath - that was a lot!)

Soooooo, I'm hoping y'all can help me figure out some of what I got! Are ya ready? Here we go...