There's a few I have to see egg color at least first and a few will stay for sure. (Raven's, Momma's and Doro's W/R)
And then I'll try to keep a couple from each of the hens 1st test just to see how they grow out.
I like it...🤘 I'll have to think on it a bit as I already have a Black.
Back just before I got all ga-ga over the Silvers I almost pulled the trigger on a breed trio of Svart Honas for their cold hardy status. But nixed the whole overwhelming 2 breed SOP and here we are...overwhelmed and...
I'm actually starting to post a lot for sale, I need to thin them down.
I'm keeping what I feel will be the best to keep going and I'll make some mistakes but I can hatch more if the hens are still here.
For those not keeping score, 3 broodys remain.
P/G is sitting on 10 of Mommas eggs due the 14th.
Lil Black has the final 2 from Poppy x Solo (molting= no eggs) and 4 of Chloes who is Mommas only daughter. These are due the 15th. Last chance for a while to see what Poppy is hiding under that...
Oooohhh...just thought of another to roll your eyes at.
After the last 3 I had to go buy, I'm now "Back in Black"...🤪
That's AC/DC in case you didn't know.
Expanding runs at the moment. Complete u shaped around the barn with interconnecting doors so when 1 flock is freeranging another flock has access to their run. It's like that now but runs were smaller, only 2 were connected.
Trying to get a growout coop built also, that run is done, sort...
A Black Copper Marans roo with dark egg gene would darken or add dark speckles to all your eggs every generation. Breeding with your Barred Rock hens gives you what some hatcheries call 'Midnight Majesty's' or use him for Olive Eggers.
A Blue or Splash roo for fun colors.
Now your partner will start wanting certain breeds. If he needs help picking a breed (cough..more Marans) I'm in a forum near you and willing to enable.
The sub-section to chicken math will initiate soon.
Well, seeing that I'm over max capacity on coops and birds and now have my 19th broody....I've decided there's nothing much more to do than set more eggs. 🥴
The 3rd and final daughter of King x Roady (BCM x BA, black/white band) is now sitting on 5 Lil Jessie eggs. I wanted to set more of...
Good question, but don't remember. I'll do math tomorrow.
Some I know..
There's 21 total in Kings coop, 16 in Poppys, 3 cockerels in a bachelor coop, 14 babies in a big separate brooder, 2 ducks in an outside coop, and 5 bantams in a 4x4 outside coop.
Kongs coop I'll have to look up numbers for...