Tasha1981
Songster
Hi, I had chickens as a young girl. I always wanted to raise them as an adult. As a child we had white leghorns. I remember my little 3toe she was born missing a toe on each foot, she was the first chicken I butchered I was 4 and didn't realize I had eaten her for dinner for a few more years.
As an adult I either wanted RIR or Black Copper Marans. I looked everywhere for young pullets of each breed. After months I decided to order from cacklehatchery.com. They had RIR but not BCM so the decision was made for me. I originally wanted 5 or 6 but they had a minimum of 15 to ship for temperature purposes. I ordered 14 pullets and 1 cockeral. They sent be 2 extras,1 pullet and 1 straight run. Now I have 16 pullets and 1 cockeral. They are 7 1/2 weeks old and getting so big. The hatchery said they were hatched on the 18th but I think a few came from as early as the 16th. I'm thinking October for my first eggs. Hmmm? Any thoughts?
As an adult I either wanted RIR or Black Copper Marans. I looked everywhere for young pullets of each breed. After months I decided to order from cacklehatchery.com. They had RIR but not BCM so the decision was made for me. I originally wanted 5 or 6 but they had a minimum of 15 to ship for temperature purposes. I ordered 14 pullets and 1 cockeral. They sent be 2 extras,1 pullet and 1 straight run. Now I have 16 pullets and 1 cockeral. They are 7 1/2 weeks old and getting so big. The hatchery said they were hatched on the 18th but I think a few came from as early as the 16th. I'm thinking October for my first eggs. Hmmm? Any thoughts?