My flocks of Sussex, some other purebreds, and lots of young mixes

[Shadrach]

What Somewhere_In_The_Clouds wrote above. I use kitchen scales, pop them on them and let go. Usually get a reading.

 

[Sussex19]

@Shadrach he weighs 4kg going by the scales I used, I'm not sure how good they are.

 

[Happy hen lover]

I thought I would start a my flock thread, so here it goes.

My very first chicken was Mister doodle, a Light Sussex Cockerel. Great choice, I know, starting with a 6 month old cockerel, but it actually worked out great!
He is now around 2 and a half years old.
View attachment 3378550On the same day we got him (but a bit later in the day) we got two Cuckoo Orpington pullets.
One isn't around anymore (she sadly got water belly at only around a year old) but the other is one of my favorite hens
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I then got a pair of RIR pullets, but only have one now.
She is a good hen, and one of the only ones that don't go broody all the time.
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And than the last of the grown birds I got, were two Sussex pullets, one LightView attachment 3378558and one CoronationView attachment 3378559That is all of the chickens that I had for the first half a year of chicken keeping.

That's one gorgeous rooster

 

[Sussex19]

That's one gorgeous rooster

Thank you, in the moment he's looking the best he has for the last year. I think he must be trying to impress is ladies!

 

[Shadrach]

I weighed Henry. He's 4.4Kilos. He is around 7 or eight years old so full adult.

 

[Sussex19]

I weighed Henry. He's 4.4Kilos. He is around 7 or eight years old so full adult.

Thats solid.
I wonder if Mister Doodle will get that heavy?

 

[Sussex19]

Around the same time the BOs and SS were growing up I also had two of Mrs. Sussex's daughters growing up.
This is one of them

This was last Autumn, so just under a year ago. After that, up until last spring, numbers were quite stable, except for some cockerels that I harvested.
I do just want to say at this point, that I do harvest most of the cockerels, and while I do love my chickens, and some have become more like pets, I do try to view more like livestock.

 

[Sussex19]

Last spring, all but Orp 1 and the RIR went broody, and hatched varying amounts of chicks.
Here are a few pics

Things got a little out of control rather quickly!
The most I had at any one time was 72, I 'think'!!

 

[Sussex19]

So here are a few of my favorite young pullets.

 

[Sussex19]

I am particularly keen on this one. She's just growing a new tail in the moment.