So since I only ended up with two pullets from my last hatch, and the 6 boys are gone now Obviously this means I have room for more! The guy who took the boys breeds chickens and he gave me 21 eggs to incubate:) They are a mix of different breeds, no mutts but unsure exactly what I will be...
So I gave away the 6 cockerels last night, I put a craigslist ad up and they were gone in a few hours. I askd the guy was he going to eat them and he said no, he was going to breed them. Lucky boys! So Now I have a new chicken buddy and he is gathering me True Blue Whiting eggs to hatch, now...
yes too late, however I did hatch out some lavender orps and now how 6 boys to deal with, well at least I got 2 pullets from that hatch..
So the math is saying I can get more chicks! On the lookout for some sort of auto sexing breed...
Good news bad news...
Good news is I will most likely get more chicks next spring
Bad news is I am 90% sure 6 of the 8 lavender orps I hatched are boys
So the lavender orphingtons I hatched are getting bigger, trying t sort out who's who. So far 3, probably 4 of the 8 are boys , but only 2 are for sure are girls..... So I am not sure yet... I was hoping for 4-5 hens but I am doubtful. We shall see