This has been extremely helpful. Think I will indeed hold the line for now and wait until spring and buy the birds I really want - Cloverleaf, Pinkchick and HappyMtn - Thanks for taking the time out to respond...It's hard throwing ideas around when you're the only 'crazy chicken lady' you...
Thanks HappyMtn. Just checked out their website. There are so many options - Wondering if I am getting too caught up in having Paul Smith and Bev Davis birds as I would think they'd be an awesome starting point... my husband keeps telling me that after a few cycles they'll just be my birds...
So...I've decided that I really want to keep just 2 breeds - Black and Blue Ameraucanas and Black and Blue Copper Marans. Right now I have 1 Plymouth Rock, 1 Barred Rock, 2 hatchery New Hampshires and an Easter Egger Pair all of which will go next year when my new batch start laying (the...