Chicken Math. Or "The story of how I didn't want chickens and got hooked"

[azurbanclucker]

Yes she does look a lot better. I'd like to see her eggs...hint hint

I'll snap a pic when I wander by the kitchen next time. I'm stuffed full of prime rib and comfortably ensconced at my desk right now.

 

[MagpieDucks]

I'll snap a pic when I wander by the kitchen next time. I'm stuffed full of prime rib and comfortably ensconced at my desk right now.

Sounds good. BTW what's the chicken in your avatar?

 

[azurbanclucker]

OK, Left to right:

Splash Bresse
Fuzzy, Black Bantam Silkie
Ole', GLW
Oreo, Barred Rock
Olive, Maran mix.

My Avatar is Buttercup, my Delaware.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Maude at the font this morning.

 

[azurbanclucker]

We've had no fatalities for the last few weeks, for which I'm grateful. Summer sucked, big time.

The current tally:

Oreo: Barred Rock
Buttercup: Delaware
Ole': Gold Laced Wyandotte
Merry: EE
Fuzzy: Black Bantam Silkie
Fluffy: White Bantam Silkie
Buffy: Buff Bantam Silkie
Maude: White Crested Blue Polish
Artemis and Asteria: Svart Honas
Olive: Maran Mix
Black Ameracauna
Lavender Ameracauna
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
Black Isbar
RIR
2 White Sussex
2 EE
2 Barred Rock
Blue Bresse Roo
Blue Bresse Hen
Splash Bresse
Cuckoo Maran roo (Leaving for a new home soon)
6 assorted B/B/S Langshans. Pretty sure at least 2 of them are leaving as they're roos.

 

[MagpieDucks]

We've had no fatalities for the last few weeks, for which I'm grateful. Summer sucked, big time.

The current tally:

Oreo: Barred Rock
Buttercup: Delaware
Ole': Gold Laced Wyandotte
Merry: EE
Fuzzy: Black Bantam Silkie
Fluffy: White Bantam Silkie
Buffy: Buff Bantam Silkie
Maude: White Crested Blue Polish
Artemis and Asteria: Svart Honas
Olive: Maran Mix
Black Ameracauna
Lavender Ameracauna
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
Black Isbar
RIR
2 White Sussex
2 EE
2 Barred Rock
Blue Bresse Roo
Blue Bresse Hen
Splash Bresse
Cuckoo Maran roo (Leaving for a new home soon)
6 assorted B/B/S Langshans. Pretty sure at least 2 of them are leaving as they're roos.

Just one Ole now? Pictures of your white Sussex please!!!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Here's the one I could get to hold still this morning. I'm still on the fence about breed. I'm leaning towards sussex because of the mottling down the back, which Buttercup doesn't have at all, but they may still be Delawares.

 

[azurbanclucker]

A crate full of Langshans.

 

[Teila]

Phew, 18 pages down and I am now hooked!

Looking forward to more updates.

PS. Dusty, my bantam Langshan is in love with Blackie

 

[azurbanclucker]

Phew, 18 pages down and I am now hooked!
Looking forward to more updates.
PS. Dusty, my bantam Langshan is in love with Blackie

Thanks! I really loved Blackie, but unfortunately I had to rehome him. I'm only keeping the Blue Bresse rooster for now as I want to breed out that line. He went to a guy who has some acreage and about 65 girls and needed a couple more roos.