Flock Staples
Flock Staples
Though not my absolute favorite breeds, Easter-eggers, Marans, naked necks, Orpingtons, and Plymouth Rocks have become staples in my mixed flock for their individual beauty, fun personalities, entertainment value, or for the beauty they bring to my egg basket. As such, I hope to always have at least one of each in my mixed flock going forward!
Though not my absolute favorite breeds, Easter-eggers, Marans, naked necks, Orpingtons, and Plymouth Rocks have become staples in my mixed flock for their individual beauty, fun personalities, entertainment value, or for the beauty they bring to my egg basket. As such, I hope to always have at least one of each in my mixed flock going forward!
Easter-Egger
Ophelia
Nickname(s): Fifi, Feef', Fifi-Foofems
Sex: Female
Variety: N/A
Egg: Medium-sized and vivid turquoise blue
Origin: Meyer Hatchery in Polk, Ohio
Hatch Date: April 22, 2019
Random Fact: Fifi has the floofiest beard of any chicken I have ever owned! When she was a chick, I was constantly having to trim it back to keep it out of her eyes. As an adult, she thankfully no longer has that problem!
More Easter-eggers will be joining the flock in 2025!! 
Marans
Vivienne
Name: Vivienne
Nickname(s): Vivi, Viv
Sex: Female
Variety: Black
Egg: Medium-large and dark, chocolate brown with neat speckling
Origin: Hatched from my flock (Murphy x Nadine)
Hatch Date: March 3, 2018
Random Fact: Vivi is an artist! Her eggs are often some of the prettiest eggs I've ever seen out of my birds!
Naked Neck
Gwenyth
Nickname(s): Gwen, Gwenny
Sex: Female
Breed: Naked neck bantam
Egg: small, somewhat pale tan
Origin: Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho
Hatch Date: April 16, 2022
Random Fact: Gwenyth never, ever, ever stops moving!! Getting pictures of her that are properly focused and not blurred is an incredibly difficult task!
Orpington
Izzy
Name: Isolde
Nickname(s): Izzy, Izzy-Bizzy, Izz-Bizz
Sex: Female
Variety: Blue
Egg: Large and brown
Origin: Meyer Hatchery in Polk, Ohio
Hatch Date: July 6, 2021
Random Fact: When Izzy was a chick, on the drive home from the hatchery, she jumped out of the box and nearly got lost in the car we were riding in!
Plymouth Rock
Findlay
Name: Findlay
Nickname(s): Finnie
Sex: Female
Variety: Barred bantam
Egg: Small and pale tan with brown speckles
Origin: Meyer Hatchery in Polk, Ohio
Hatch Date: July 6, 2021
Random Fact: Finnie is named in honor of the harrowing day we had picking her up from the hatchery. The car broke down on the way home, we were stuck at a rest stop for hours and hours, took a wrong turn on the way home, and didn't get home until after dark! Findlay was the city in Ohio we erroneously turned toward instead of the direction we needed to go to get home.
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