Yes, I did! We built the coop to house more than we got last year. Then we lost one early on, Chloe got sick and died just a couple weeks ago, and the rooster is history come Spring, anyway. So that left me with some more space. I wanted to get a few different breeds to try and narrow in on what we might like to gravitate to as the years go on, so they are all different. I odrered: 2 Easter Eggers 1 Australorp 1 Buff Orpingtin 1 GLW 1 Light Brahma Now the question is: How do I wait till they ship in March???!!!???
Same way I've been waiting since Christmas for the chicks my DH ordered for a present... Day 30, Day 29, Day 28, Day 27.... I must have remodeled my brooder 6 times already! Mine arrive end of January...all 102 of them.
I ordered mine for the beginning of April,from Meyer, they are pretty close. By that time I hope to have everything ready to go...I want eggs, we eat almost 2 dozen here a week. I would like to keep my family rolling in eggs and my Moms a depression era kid she knows how to butcher and is going to teach me, shes also taught me alot about growing a garden how much you can do with leftovers and that hand me downs are not evil. I have a few different breeds coming, like others I will narrow it down to what works best for dual purpose and is still just a nice bird to be around.
Congrats, Mak!! I do have an observation; if I may? The single chicks in the order will suffer from a lack of their own chicken culture and this will not do! To avoid this situation you must immediately double the order! Trust me...it's the only way!
You hatch some in the mean time Hehehhee I ordered some too Ayayaya And ordered too more eggs to hatch Yes, dh is just gonna be so darn thrilled NOT But I just want what I want... It's not my fault...heheheh
Mak aside from chicken math, you really should order 2 of each variety. In case you have losses you will have a better chance of having 1 of each.
