Hello everyone. Im not totally a newbie to birds but no pro either lol. A friend told me about the forum/site...of which I bought a BEAUTIFUL Welsummer rooster from. I love having poultry and will frequent the site.
Live in Coleman county, Texas out in the country. When growing up we had chickens but I didn't again until 2 years ago. We (husband & 2 girls) live in the country so predators worried me but the dog (who I swears he thinks he is a chicken) protects them. We just love the fresh eggs and won't ever go back to store boughts again. I'd rather do without then have to use store eggs lol. I'm slowly getting my dark egg laying breeds down, as well as breeding/hatching dual purpose meat/egg birds. Plus they are great at grasshopper & cricket patrol.
Have (ok here goes) :
1 - older Barred Rock hen (big pet) plus the others were older and sold..kids made me keep her if i wanted to sell the rest, that was OK
9 - 2yr old (or so) Silver Laced Wyandotte hens
8 - Cuckoo Marans (6 pullets, 2 roos)
5 - Welsummers (4 pullets, 1 roo)
3 - Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets
2 - Polish Tophats (1 buff laced, 1 golden laced)
3 - Bantam Cochins (1 buff, 1 silver laced, 1 golden laced)
1 - Egyptian Fayoumis hen (she is small, looks bantam)
That is all.......for now lol
THANKS
Live in Coleman county, Texas out in the country. When growing up we had chickens but I didn't again until 2 years ago. We (husband & 2 girls) live in the country so predators worried me but the dog (who I swears he thinks he is a chicken) protects them. We just love the fresh eggs and won't ever go back to store boughts again. I'd rather do without then have to use store eggs lol. I'm slowly getting my dark egg laying breeds down, as well as breeding/hatching dual purpose meat/egg birds. Plus they are great at grasshopper & cricket patrol.
Have (ok here goes) :
1 - older Barred Rock hen (big pet) plus the others were older and sold..kids made me keep her if i wanted to sell the rest, that was OK
9 - 2yr old (or so) Silver Laced Wyandotte hens
8 - Cuckoo Marans (6 pullets, 2 roos)
5 - Welsummers (4 pullets, 1 roo)
3 - Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets
2 - Polish Tophats (1 buff laced, 1 golden laced)
3 - Bantam Cochins (1 buff, 1 silver laced, 1 golden laced)
1 - Egyptian Fayoumis hen (she is small, looks bantam)
That is all.......for now lol
THANKS
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