tjwillis50
Hatching
Hello All,
Glad to be joining. I've used the site in ghost mode for several weeks and decided to finally "take the plunge" and sign up. My wife, kids and I recently moved back to my small hometown on 10 acres and are starting our flock. I had a flock of Barred Rocks as a kid but haven't had a flock in about 25 years. We are having a lot of fun so far and my kids (okay, me too) are learning a lot as we raise our chicks. We decided to go with a mix of breeds for our flock since my wife loves the variety of colors and my kids are excited by the different egg colors. We currently have 60 chicks, from 1 week - 6 weeks in age, we (okay me mostly) couldn't resist adding a few more every time we went to the feed store. The breeds we have are
7 - Black Laced Gold Wyandotte pullets
2 - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte - cockerels
5 - Black Laced Silver Wyandotte - straight run
7 - Gold Sex Link pullets
6 - Black Sex Link pullets
4 - Easter Eggers straight run
4 - Welsummer straight run
3 - Silver Leghorn - straight run
4 - Buff Orpington - straight run
3 - Barnvelders - straight run
14 - Barred Rocks - straight run (8 known cockerels)
1 - Silver Pencil Rock - pullet
I'm planning to keep 2-3 roosters depending on how many hens we end up with. The rest will head to the freezer in a few months or possibly be sold/traded. We'd like to get a few other breeds (colors) specifically Columbian Wyandottes and Speckled Sussex but that will probably wait until next year.
I think I've rambled enough for now... lol
Glad to be joining. I've used the site in ghost mode for several weeks and decided to finally "take the plunge" and sign up. My wife, kids and I recently moved back to my small hometown on 10 acres and are starting our flock. I had a flock of Barred Rocks as a kid but haven't had a flock in about 25 years. We are having a lot of fun so far and my kids (okay, me too) are learning a lot as we raise our chicks. We decided to go with a mix of breeds for our flock since my wife loves the variety of colors and my kids are excited by the different egg colors. We currently have 60 chicks, from 1 week - 6 weeks in age, we (okay me mostly) couldn't resist adding a few more every time we went to the feed store. The breeds we have are
7 - Black Laced Gold Wyandotte pullets
2 - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte - cockerels
5 - Black Laced Silver Wyandotte - straight run
7 - Gold Sex Link pullets
6 - Black Sex Link pullets
4 - Easter Eggers straight run
4 - Welsummer straight run
3 - Silver Leghorn - straight run
4 - Buff Orpington - straight run
3 - Barnvelders - straight run
14 - Barred Rocks - straight run (8 known cockerels)
1 - Silver Pencil Rock - pullet
I'm planning to keep 2-3 roosters depending on how many hens we end up with. The rest will head to the freezer in a few months or possibly be sold/traded. We'd like to get a few other breeds (colors) specifically Columbian Wyandottes and Speckled Sussex but that will probably wait until next year.
I think I've rambled enough for now... lol