Granny's gone and done it again

[AlleysChicks]

I had a bunch, thinned down majorly this past fall.

don’t blame you. I got rid of 3 cockerels in the last 2 weeks. There are only 4 boys now. Each has his own girls.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Thank you, I think so. When I first started into chickens I wanted the birds that would lay the largest brown eggs. Then I got some EE's & I haven't looked back since.

isn’t that how it always goes?

 

[ChickenLady2014]

don’t blame you. I got rid of 3 cockerels in the last 2 weeks. There are only 4 boys now. Each has his own girls.

I got tired of running so many seperate coops of different breeds. I wasn't selling chicks or eggs anymore so I decided I would go with a really dark egg color layer as my roo. That way it was a win, win situation for possible colors.

 

[h2oratt]

the dark green olive egger that I have was a wesummer over a EE hen. You need a couple more Roos!

Swedish flower ?

 

[h2oratt]

So sorry Cap, its tough selling. That's why I don't do it anymore.

Why do you think that is? Easier to just go into TSC and buy them?

 

[ChickenLady2014]

[QUOTE="AlleysChicks, post: 19835742, member: 448246"]isn’t that how it always goes?[/QUOTE]
It does with me at least. Some people don't like the blue or green egg color. Was shocked when my oldest dd commented about a dozen of eggs I was sending home with her. She said it was too weird & to take out the colored ones & replace them with brown ones never expected that out of my own dd. Then there are some of my egg customers that request a carton containing blue & green eggs. You never know what floats someone's boat

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Why do you think that is? Easier to just go into TSC and buy them?

Yep, our TSC never sold chicks beyond a 2 week window in Feb. Last year they went to selling from feb. thru to fall. It's hard to find that person that is interested in a land race breed anymore.

 

[AlleysChicks]

I got tired of running so many seperate coops of different breeds. I wasn't selling chicks or eggs anymore so I decided I would go with a really dark egg color layer as my roo. That way it was a win, win situation for possible colors.

I can’t wait to see what you end up with!

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I can’t wait to see what you end up with!

Me either, but my roo hasn't been covering the ones I've set under my broody hens so far. That's why I need to push him & a number of my colored layers & my 2 FBCM hens down to the 2 coops at one end & close off the divider door to the rest of the girls. Give him less to play with

 

[AlleysChicks]

isn’t that how it always goes?

It does with me at least. Some people don't like the blue or green egg color. Was shocked when my oldest dd commented about a dozen of eggs I was sending home with her. She said it was too weird & to take out the colored ones & replace them with brown ones never expected that out of my own dd. Then there are some of my egg customers that request a carton containing blue & green eggs. You never know what floats someone's boat

I love a mixed basket. Those blues make the browns look better.