Amber Metcalf
In the Brooder
- Nov 21, 2017
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My name is Amber. My 15 year old son wanted to raise chickens for eggs. In October, we purchased 9 chicks (3 each of Buff Orpingtons, Golden Comets, and Barred Plymouth Rocks). In addition, the hatchery sent us an extra Buff and Barred. The BPR died within hours of receipt, and the BO a couple of days later. This left us with the original 9 we'd ordered. Another of our BPO seems to have some form of dwarfism. We are devastated because she is so sweet, and we've become quite attached to her due to the fact that at 7 weeks she is still in the house with us since the other girls chase and peck at her mercilessly. This is our first go with chickens, and though it has been bittersweet so far, we are happy to be doing it.