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

[MagpieDucks]

one of the TSC's near me had Orloffs when I was in picking up bunny supplies, so I got one.
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Aww! Your little Orloff chick is adorable! You better get it a buddy though.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Aww! Your little Orloff chick is adorable! You better get it a buddy though.

Still trying to find some BLRW and Barnvelders this season, so need to save room. He'll be OK though.

 

[azurbanclucker]

The girls out having breakfast this morning. Also iso shots of the frizzle (who looks kinda like a BLRW but isn't), and the lavender ameraucauna

 

[MagpieDucks]

@Brahma Chicken5000 Here's a thread for you to read.

 

[azurbanclucker]

That little Orloff I got a couple weeks ago was looking pretty lonely, and the local TSC had a bunch of supposedly sexed pullets in the corral today, so I got it a little friend. She's an interesting hybrid of SLW, Speckled Sussex, and Blue Wyandotte.

 

[MagpieDucks]

That little Orloff I got a couple weeks ago was looking pretty lonely, and the local TSC had a bunch of supposedly sexed pullets in the corral today, so I got it a little friend. She's an interesting hybrid of SLW, Speckled Sussex, and Blue Wyandotte.



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Glad you got the poor lonely thing a friend. That should be an interesting mix when it is full grown.

Our local chick store doesn't have anything yet. . But I have ducklings hatching next Saturday.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Honestly I'm just hoping she's really a she. The guy said the farm the got them from is really good at sexing, so we'll see.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Merry the EE has gone broody. I've got her sitting some eggs.

The Splash Bresse mid-lay.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Merry the EE has gone broody. I've got her sitting some eggs.
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The Splash Bresse mid-lay.
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Those eggs! Who lays those?

 

[Lifewithchicks]

Merry the EE has gone broody. I've got her sitting some eggs.
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The Splash Bresse mid-lay.
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Wow! I love how you have so many different breeds! It seems like you’re always adding more, have you had an easy time integrating new girls to your existing flock? This is the one thing holding me back from getting more.