OK, gotta write this down somewhere, lets start with the roosters and the obvious pairing, we have been collecting some purebreed chickens for almost a year now to go along with the mongrel horde that has been on the property for 60+ years.
unfortunately, have not had luck with shipping eggs late spring (heat?) will try again.
So,
Building next years layers from this pen.
1 Splash Ameraucana Rooster
1 Blue Ameraucana Hen
3 Blue Rock Hens
3 Barred rock hens
8-10 EE pullets, splash, blue
just putting these together.
1 Lavender Ameraucana Rooster
2 Lavender Ameraucana Pullets
1 Black Copper Marans Pullet
2 Wheaten Ameraucana Hens
1 Blue Wheaten Ameraucan Hen
replacing some of these:
EE Rooster of the mongrel horde
5 EEs hens
5 leghorns hens
2 production RIR hens
10-12 various bantams, seramas, de uccles crosses
having a blast with these guys:
1 Bantam Cornish Rooster
2 bantam Cornish Hen
8 chicks
would like to make these better:
2 Bantam Rhode Island Red Roosters
2 Bantam Rhode Island Red Hens
10 rir chicks
also have 4 bantam barred rock hens and a smaller black rock hen in with roos
and we have some 1-offs we probably need to keep feeding, get rid of, send to crockpot or cull.
big RIR roo, pretty but no room.
several game hens- great broody girls
unfortunately, have not had luck with shipping eggs late spring (heat?) will try again.
So,
Building next years layers from this pen.
1 Splash Ameraucana Rooster
1 Blue Ameraucana Hen
3 Blue Rock Hens
3 Barred rock hens
8-10 EE pullets, splash, blue
just putting these together.
1 Lavender Ameraucana Rooster
2 Lavender Ameraucana Pullets
1 Black Copper Marans Pullet
2 Wheaten Ameraucana Hens
1 Blue Wheaten Ameraucan Hen
replacing some of these:
EE Rooster of the mongrel horde
5 EEs hens
5 leghorns hens
2 production RIR hens
10-12 various bantams, seramas, de uccles crosses
having a blast with these guys:
1 Bantam Cornish Rooster
2 bantam Cornish Hen
8 chicks
would like to make these better:
2 Bantam Rhode Island Red Roosters
2 Bantam Rhode Island Red Hens
10 rir chicks
also have 4 bantam barred rock hens and a smaller black rock hen in with roos
and we have some 1-offs we probably need to keep feeding, get rid of, send to crockpot or cull.
big RIR roo, pretty but no room.
several game hens- great broody girls
