I Bit the Bullet and Ordered Chicks

[Aunt Angus]

And there's no way that Longhorns count as chickens either...
Mary

Gosh, no. They're just too obvious.

 

[McChooky]

20 is my max as well! Currently I have 22…

Unfortunately I'll have to make another coop before I can order anymore. My coop only holds the 6 I made it for but my next one will hold 10 lol

 

[Aunt Angus]

Unfortunately I'll have to make another coop before I can order anymore. My coop only holds the 6 I made it for but my next one will hold 10 lol

Been there, done that! Now I'm making an even bigger one! 10x10!

 

[AGeese]

Been there, done that! Now I'm making an even bigger one! 10x10!

Now you're talkin!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Oh! I should update! I'm ordering SIX now!

1 fibro Easter Egger
1 Cream Legbar
1 Easter Egger
1 splash Marans
1 Olive Egger
1 rare breed assortment

This is due in part to the fact that one of those Leghorns I picked up is a cockerel! I need more females if I'm going to have 2 males, right?

Soooo.....
5 ducks
1 rooster
11 hens
1 cockerel
7 pullets
2 geese (though I'm thinking of holding off until next year)

Total: 27

There goes my limit of 20....


(and I still want a Faverolle, a Sussex, and a Polish someday)

 

[Weeg]

Oh! I should update! I'm ordering SIX now!

1 fibro Easter Egger
1 Cream Legbar
1 Easter Egger
1 splash Marans
1 Olive Egger
1 rare breed assortment

This is due in part to the fact that one of those Leghorns I picked up is a cockerel! I need more females if I'm going to have 2 males, right?

Soooo.....
5 ducks
1 rooster
11 hens
1 cockerel
7 pullets
2 geese (though I'm thinking of holding off until next year)

Total: 27

There goes my limit of 20....


(and I still want a Faverolle, a Sussex, and a Polish someday)

Better bump your limit up to 35.

 

[Aunt Angus]

And there's no way that Longhorns count as chickens either...
Mary

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I just now saw my typo!!!! I'm DYING!!!!


Autocorrect strikes again!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Better bump your limit up to 35.

You're right. 27 is just too weird of a number. No one says, "Hey - I want 27 of something." Now 35 makes way more sense.

 

[629864]

That could be. The gals who worked there were great, but I didn't want a refund. I wanted my chicks, you know? Hopefully, Meyer will be more conscientious.

Or, even better, I find some blue/green colored egg layers locally and can cancel my order...

I wish I could send you some of my eggs, but I have NO idea how to do that. I'm open to suggestions if you want, though, as wre have daily blue/green eggs and all are fertilized. We have 9 "easter egger" layers with 1 EE rooster and 3 Brown Leghorn roosters. So there's no telling what their eggs will produce. No need for payment other than shipping. I would like to hear more about the whole "egg sales = farm status" thing. I don't think it's in the cards for me though as we have a hard time even giving eggs away here...everyone has an egg surplus.

 

[629864]

It's so funny. My son says that Leghorns are the "default chicken," but I really love their big floppy combs. They make me think of those fancy schmancy fascinates ladies wear at the Lentucky Derby and royal weddings.

But "default chicken" is hilarious!

I'm calling them Saffron and either Sweet Pea or Snowdrop. I'm leaning Snowdrop because, you know, they're white.

My Leghorns are brown