I'm over my limit for roosters, I already have a "Kellogg's Rooster" (I think it's a welsummer?) that I got free last year from murray mcmurray when I ordered my other chicks, very pretty and going on a year hasn't tried to attack me yet......a blue Giant Cochin Rooster (which I have a mate for yayy!) he's soooo gentle, a Cuckoo Maran rooster (which I have about 6 ladies in waiting for him for this spring, and last but not least a Silver Laced Wyandotte Roo (two mates for him yay!).
After that I have a huge mixed assortment ( I ordered like 2 of everything last year) ranging from RIR's, black jersey giants, barred rocks,white leghorns (NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN!), speckled sussex (soooo pretty), buff orps ( a fave of mine, so gentle), black autralorps, cuckoo marans, EE'S, two mutts, and a whole bunch of bantams.
My DH bought me some OEG chicks last spring as a surprise...like 4 of the 5 ended up being roosters, they are spitfires and I'm too soft hearted to dispatch them....my bantams I got at auction in bath this fall and I love them, a partridge cochin and a golden laced cochin, two hens who act like they want to go broody all the time, I have high hopes for them come spring, am resisting the urge to buy an incubator, I really hope they come thru!
In addition we also have 10 guines, 1 Bourbon Red Tom Turkey and 2 Bronze turkey hens that needed to go to the butcher 50 lbs ago....am waiting for them to fix their machinery, I may have to rent a professional freezer to store them by the time they get butchered!
I'm sneaking peeks at the new Murray Mcmurray catalogue which DH threatened to burn tonight but didn't, instead he handed it to me so I guess that meana approval to buy more chicks come spring in the male language right?
I am currently drooling over (and probably going to order):
mottled cochin bantams (look up their pics oh my word! sooo pretty)
golden laced cochin bantams & partridge too so my others aren't so alone
maybe a few frizzled cochins? they look cool!
EE (of course)
maybe a speckled sussex roo for next year breeding?
buff orps (someone please restrain me!)
partridge cochins too? (they say in the catalogue they are valuable as setting hens....)
wow the silver penciled wyandottes look awesome too..........
oh my thats 8 breeds....if I get 4 each.....ARGGGHHHH step away amy! step away! go burn the catalogue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hee hee hee....wonder if my dear uncle and cousin will build me another TAJMAHAL COOP?????
After that I have a huge mixed assortment ( I ordered like 2 of everything last year) ranging from RIR's, black jersey giants, barred rocks,white leghorns (NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN!), speckled sussex (soooo pretty), buff orps ( a fave of mine, so gentle), black autralorps, cuckoo marans, EE'S, two mutts, and a whole bunch of bantams.
My DH bought me some OEG chicks last spring as a surprise...like 4 of the 5 ended up being roosters, they are spitfires and I'm too soft hearted to dispatch them....my bantams I got at auction in bath this fall and I love them, a partridge cochin and a golden laced cochin, two hens who act like they want to go broody all the time, I have high hopes for them come spring, am resisting the urge to buy an incubator, I really hope they come thru!
In addition we also have 10 guines, 1 Bourbon Red Tom Turkey and 2 Bronze turkey hens that needed to go to the butcher 50 lbs ago....am waiting for them to fix their machinery, I may have to rent a professional freezer to store them by the time they get butchered!
I'm sneaking peeks at the new Murray Mcmurray catalogue which DH threatened to burn tonight but didn't, instead he handed it to me so I guess that meana approval to buy more chicks come spring in the male language right?
I am currently drooling over (and probably going to order):
mottled cochin bantams (look up their pics oh my word! sooo pretty)
golden laced cochin bantams & partridge too so my others aren't so alone
maybe a few frizzled cochins? they look cool!
EE (of course)
maybe a speckled sussex roo for next year breeding?
buff orps (someone please restrain me!)
partridge cochins too? (they say in the catalogue they are valuable as setting hens....)
wow the silver penciled wyandottes look awesome too..........
oh my thats 8 breeds....if I get 4 each.....ARGGGHHHH step away amy! step away! go burn the catalogue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hee hee hee....wonder if my dear uncle and cousin will build me another TAJMAHAL COOP?????
