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One last post from me, and then I will quit following this thread. I gave away the last 2 Dixie hens that I had, as they are approaching their 3rd birthdates and I am concentrating on other breeds. They continue to be mild mannered, friendly birds who lay very large eggs. Sadly, several of mine...

UPDATE: At this point my Dixies are a little over a year old and going through their first real molt. They have been extremely consistent layers, with LARGE brown eggs, often double yolkers! I lost a few - one to *unknown* (went out and found her dead) and 2 to my stupid puppy, but the rest are...

4 months old

This one is 5 weeks old...

No small baby chick photos found, but this is from when they were about 3 weeks old.

The dixies don't have feathers on their legs, and look a little different - I'll dig out some baby pics. As for food conversion, they have been extremely efficient and are excellent foragers too!

I do plan on getting some more this year! These girls have been terrific layers, lots of double yolk eggs, and good personalities. :)

It has been really hot here, so they are all hiding under the porch. The Dixies are about 20 weeks old (and most are laying already) and the RIRs are 7 months old - and the Dixies weigh about twice what the others do! Next year I plan to get some Dixie boys and see how they do for meat birds...

Oops!! Will go get some today!

I will get some new photos this weekend! My Dixies are HUGE! And a few of them started laying at 16-17 weeks! :)

Just a quick update on these girls - I have quite a variety of colors, from one that is all buff and looks almost like a Buff Orp, to some that are very dark. They are all very bold, active and social. They love to play and explore and are absolutely HUGE! I'll try to get some new photos soon. :)

Thought I would add a few new photos of the Dixie Rainbow pullets as they grow... The Dixie in the next photo was hatched the same exact day as the Speckled Sussex chicks - you can see the size difference!

These girls are so stinking friendly that I have finally decided to keep them for eggs! I called the Hatchery this morning and the gal said they lay over 250 eggs a year and lay very large brown eggs. With as friendly as these girls are, I have gotten rather attached and really was not liking...

Here are some of my chicks - hatched 4/16/13 and photo taken today on 5/8/13 - they are at LEAST twic the size of the speckled sussex chicks that were hatched the same day...

I have 17 of these chicks, hatched 4/16, and purchased them for meat. They are extremely friendly and curious and I am finding myself tempted to just see how they do laying instead... I'll try to get some pics of them when I shift them out to the stall "nursery" this weekend. They are, of...