Chicks In Lockdown!

So we ended up with four chicks...so far 2020 has the dubious distinction of being our worst hatch year, ever. We went around to our local feed stores, thinking to pick up a chick or two...but they were all sold out--people seem to be hoarding chickens, now, I dunno...
We may end up running another hatch in a month, we'll see.

But--! The chicks we DID get are all healthy and happy. In order of hatch, here they are.

First up is Carrie, a chick from our flock who has one of our black bantam Cochin mixes for a mom, dad is likely Milton, our bantam Belgian d'Uccle/Cochin mix roo. She earned her name when she caught a wingtip on the corner of the rack, started bleeding...and before we noticed it ten minutes later, had absolutely painted blood on the inside of the incubator...the other eggs...herself...the hygrometer...everything.
So when someone suggested we name her 'Carrie', it really couldn't be avoided. I applied some chicken leak-stop to her and she was fine, but left me a gruesome clean-up job and we apologize to everyone for that.

Next is Bobbie, a chick from one of our neighbor's eggs. Bobbie looks to be a full buff Brahma or a Brahma/white Leghorn mix, she is very tall and something of a chunk. Time will tell. Hard to see, but Bobbie has a bit of a malformed outer toe on her left foot--it's a bit shorter. She gets around just dandy, tho.

Rapunzel, a very pretty chick from our flock who likely has Cheese, our Americaunas hen for a mom. Daddy *might* by Rafiki, our Russian Orloff roo.

 ^^^ Stubby lil' tail alert! ^^^

Last is Boombox, from another one of our neighbor's eggs. Boombox was somewhat a surprise, hatching a full 24 hours after Rapunzel--very unusual! Boombox required a little help in unzipping, but seems healthy. She is likely a full white Leghorn...but is very chunky for a Leghorn, so *may* be 1/2 buff Brahma...but she doesn't have feathered feet, which is a VERY strong Brahma trait. Boombox closely resembles a meatball on stilts.

Boombox was confusing right out of the gate, and continues to be. She YELLS when the people are out of her sight, and right after I took this one, poor-quality pic of her, my camera died.

Hmmm...