Recent content by Aelinn

I've been thinking about a gold laced Wyandotte and a speckled Sussex... After reading this thread, maybe I'm leaning more toward the Sussex. I need a decent amount of eggs, a good personality (they have to share the yard with my kids) and a somewhat camouflaged color (there's a hawk in the...

Hm, so I'll have some calls to make when it comes time to add to my flock--I either need to work out home delivery, or find a friend to pick them up for me. (The joys of no car of my own and a husband with a crazy work schedule!)

Thanks :)

Are chicks shipped to your doorstep? Or do you have to go get them at the post office? I'm thinking of ordering from My Pet Chicken, I live in St. Louis city.

Wow, even my intro got interesting! I always thought egg color went by breed; that's really interesting to hear of EEs giving different colored eggs... maybe because they're a hybrid? And... wait... so my Sussex is really an EE??? Does it change the general consensus that my darker hen is...

Hi, all! I've actually been lurking for awhile and figure it's time to say hello. Hello! I adopted these hens from my son's classroom (beautiful timing, there!) They were hatched late spring in 2014. My I-think-she's-an Easter Egger gave me five (green) eggs a week until winter set in; the...