Earthen Acres Homestead: First mixed laying flock

[Tre3hugger]

beautiful dark eggs Tree Hugger

Thank you. I love the esthetics of the egg color spectrum.

 

[BY Bob]

Just grabbed these from the coop. Gosh sustainability feels good. View attachment 2068543

Beautiful assortment!

 

[Tre3hugger]

Beautiful assortment!

Thank you

 

[Cryss]

Thank you so much! I didn't even know she was a leghorn until somebody on here told me!

I have a White Leghorn named Matilda and two 55-Flower named Petal and Flora.
So is Sylvia a cross between the 2 breeds? She looks like a 55-Flower.
I am enjoying your thread here. It’s so nice to get to know each bird individually. I’m looking forward to meeting the rest of your flock.

 

[Tre3hugger]

I have a White Leghorn named Matilda and two 55-Flower named Petal and Flora.
So is Sylvia a cross between the 2 breeds? She looks like a 55-Flower.
I am enjoying your thread here. It’s so nice to get to know each bird individually. I’m looking forward to meeting the rest of your flock.

Hi Cryss! Her genetics are up for debate. I got her locally from a mixed flock. Thank you so much for your interest. It's fun to recognize their personalities and familiarize myself with different breeds laying average and egg color. Stay tuned for tonight's feature, Vickie the barred rock!

 

[Tre3hugger]

Soo tonight I want to talk about Vickie. She was named after my aunt who helped us purchase the flock as a belated wedding present. Vickie is most likely a Barred Rock, but the greenish iridescence to her back makes me think maybe shes a mix? Vickie lays light brown, medium-large eggs about 4 times a week. She is incredibly curious and fearless, and is often waiting for me at the fence when she hears me open the door to bring treats. I love her coloring, and watching her run after a tossed carrot top or apple piece is one of the highlights of my day.

Share your barred rock pics/experiences!

 

[Pretty Birds]

Share your barred rock pics/experiences!

I really like Plymouth Rocks. I have had both barred and white and have no complaints. The hens are good cold-hardy layers and the rooster I had was friendly.
Right now I do not have any full Plymouth Rocks, but I have three mixes that are half siblings from the same father. He was a White Rock, but passed on the barred gene. His six offspring are the chicks pictured in my previous post. I sold two of the boys and one of the girls died by an unknown predator. The ones are have now are: one rooster that is half Easter Egger, one hen is half Cuckoo Maran, and one hen that is half Rock but I do not know what the mother was.

These are the two roosters I rehomed.





These are the chicks with their "adoptive mother."



This is the boy that is half Easter Egger.



Sorry for the long rant. I love talking about my chickens.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Don't apologize, that's' what we're here for! Those are some nice lookin cocks. In your opinion, does vickie look like a full barred rock or mix of some kind? Thanks for sharing!

 

[Pretty Birds]

In your opinion, does vickie look like a full barred rock or mix of some kind?

Where did you get her? My guess would be she is a Barred Rock that does not have high quality barring. There could have been some imperfections in the breeder flock if it came from a hatchery.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Where did you get her

I got all my girls from a local woman who was getting divorced so needed to re home her birds. She had about 35 mixed layers. Thanks for the feedback!