2022 Chick Order

[Sally PB]

Here's my other plan. One of my girls goes broody, and means it. I put 3 sexed pullet chicks under her. Maybe just more black Australorps or Buff Orpingtons from TSC, maybe buy some Bielefelder chicks from Cackle.

Going by 4 sf/chicken in the coop, I have room for 3.7 more. As for the run, I'd be at 15sf/each if I got 3 more.

I really would like to add onto the coop though...

 

[adstowe]

I really want my stupid chickens to just hatchtheir own, but they refuse to go broody and the two times they have the each hatched 1 male. That does me no good! I have an overabundance of roos. I dont need more chickens, but if you're going to insist on doing it do it right!

 

[Iluveggers]

I really want my stupid chickens to just hatchtheir own, but they refuse to go broody and the two times they have the each hatched 1 male. That does me no good! I have an overabundance of roos. I dont need more chickens, but if you're going to insist on doing it do it right!

From what I read on here, get a Silkie…they’ll brood for you all year long!

 

[Cynthia12]

Oh and we’ll be snagging some Silkies locally whenever people start hatching chicks, Utah gets cold for winter babies

Where in Utah? I'm in Spanish Fork. Probably south of you.

 

[Cynthia12]

From what I read on here, get a Silkie…they’ll brood for you all year long!

Silkies, bantam Cochin, pretty much any bantam. . I got started hatching because of a BLW going broody. Shucks, I've had a Leghorn fo broody! She was great. Yep, a white leghorn. I've also had a Leghorn mix go broody. Here she is..broody! That look!

 

[Poodlemum]

Where in Utah? I'm in Spanish Fork. Probably south of you.

Up in Cache Valley

 

[Poodlemum]

I’ve already messaged or called the local feed stores for their first shipment dates, so I can…um…not go in to get my feed? Sure, we’ll stick with that answer

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have hatched out a bunch of olive and EE egg layers this winter, feather wise mostly black, and blue and splash. some will have red neck feathers. I did order some chicks to come in the spring because I want to get a couple more dark and spotted egg layers. Plus rare egg layers (the rare ones will have white eggs.) I didn't want to get wyandottes but DH likes SLW, would like to get gold. We will see. I may add those 2 to my order.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I ordered GEESE for 2022: one Buff and one Toulouse (both females)!!!

Buuuuuutttt... if TSC has EEs, I'll snag a couple of them, too.

And I'm considering a couple heritage turkey hens... hmmmmm.........

I'm building a 10x10 coop and building a 1600+ sq ft chicken/duck/goose yard with a big pond. I HAVE to get more birds to occupy that much space, right?

 

[adstowe]

From what I read on here, get a Silkie…they’ll brood for you all year long!

We got a few last year. They were intended to be my girlfriend's chickens. She loved them, but eventually they all died. No obvious reason. Just randomly dead. I dont see us getting more. Me from a practical stand point and her from an emotional one.