Crazy Chickens People Thread (I hope this catches on!!!)

[JacinLarkwell]

Too many favorites. This basically explains my whole hatch season this year

 

[piminuse]

The husband finally agreed to let me do heritage meat birds, so this is our modest flock (lost a few to cocci) of Barbezieux:

We don't shy away from naming meaties, so this flock includes Big Chungus (big roo), Huckleberry (lil roo), Queenie, Blackberry and Chuck/Charlotte (Mr. insists it's a roo but I beg to differ).

We also brought on 3 mosaics because we heard great things about them and, uhm, it's all true. They are the most personable, chill birds we've had.

Lily is my husbands favorite, but we also hold Star and Apollo in high regards.

And our big girls in their (slightly) younger days:

L to R - Bluebell the Andalusian, Daisy the Marans mix, Clover the Barnevelder and Poppy the Buff Orp.

Chickens are all good birds! Chicken tending is a good hobby/lifestyle. Viva la chicken peeps!

 

[CIuck]

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They are so so cute! You have a very pretty flock...

 

[CIuck]

You all have very pretty chickens!!!

 

[CIuck]

The husband finally agreed to let me do heritage meat birds, so this is our modest flock (lost a few to cocci) of Barbezieux: View attachment 2275696
We don't shy away from naming meaties, so this flock includes Big Chungus (big roo), Huckleberry (lil roo), Queenie, Blackberry and Chuck/Charlotte (Mr. insists it's a roo but I beg to differ).

We also brought on 3 mosaics because we heard great things about them and, uhm, it's all true. They are the most personable, chill birds we've had. View attachment 2275697
Lily is my husbands favorite, but we also hold Star and Apollo in high regards.
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And our big girls in their (slightly) younger days:
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L to R - Bluebell the Andalusian, Daisy the Marans mix, Clover the Barnevelder and Poppy the Buff Orp.

Chickens are all good birds! Chicken tending is a good hobby/lifestyle. Viva la chicken peeps!

I love those names!

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Let's see....
I've got 78 chickens in total currently. I have a mix of breeds: ISA Browns, Easter Eggers, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, a Buff Orpington, Sapphire Gems, a Calico Princess, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Golden Laced Wyandottes, Salmon Faverolles, and Speckled Sussex. I'll share some pictures!

Meet Rosamonde and Darla, my 2 Speckled Sussex

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Oh, and some of my chickens' names:
Trouble, Eskimo, Hazel, Mist, Twist, Cookies, Cream, Dottie, Dorothy, Beth Harrington, Dolly, Georgiana, ZuZu, Sapphire, Gold Puff, Sweetie, Sweet Pea, Red, Ruby, Cherry, Shirley...

 

[CIuck]

Too many favorites. This basically explains my whole hatch season

Let's see....
I've got 78 chickens in total currently. I have a mix of breeds: ISA Browns, Easter Eggers, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, a Buff Orpington, Sapphire Gems, a Calico Princess, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Golden Laced Wyandottes, Salmon Faverolles, and Speckled Sussex. I'll share some pictures!

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Meet Rosamonde and Darla, my 2 Speckled Sussex

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Wow, you have a lot of chickens!

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Yep, started off with buying 12 my grandpa had started raising for me for my egg business. I got 16 more, then 13 more (supposed to be 12, but I got an extra, worked out well, cause one of the batch died later on), then 6 more (2 passed away), then 10 more, this year add 25 + 16. Yeah, my business has expanded, praise the Lord. I've given some older ones away, and some have died, so yeah, currently I have 78.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Wow, you have a lot of chickens!

Those are just the tip of the iceberg. Total I have:

4 mamas with 6 babies combined (10)
One mixed flock (5)
6 Pheonix females (6)
3 Sumatra females (3)
2 WFBS bantam hens (2)
1 Ayam Cemani pullet (1)
1 Belgian Quail D'anvers pullet (1)
1 Spitzhauben pullet (1)
6 Cornish bantam pullets, assorted colors (6)
3 turken pullets (3)

Total: 26 hens
Plus 7, maybe 8 roos (Turken, Mixed breed (2 if I keep one and then my mixed flock boy), Ayam Cemani, Cornish bantam, Pheonix, WFBS, Sumatra)