Since I'm new here I thought I'd post a pic of my hens! I finally remembered to take my phone out to the coop with me and got a shot of all of them (except my broody girl) on their roost just before going to sleep.
Left to right, we've got Chicken Julia (Barred Rock), Speckles (Speckled Sussex), Blackie (Barred Maran I believe), Sandy (Americauna), Big Mama (Buff Orpington), and Easter (Americauna). We are really clever with our names here, can't you tell? Actually my 5 year old daughter helped name most of them. I've also got Bertha (French Copper Marana) who has gone broody and is in the shed sitting on a clutch of six fertilized eggs (from my mom, I do not have and do not want any roosters). I don't want a big flock, but I'm hoping to add maybe two more hens to my flock from the eggs if they hatch. I keep seeing breeds of chickens that I think would be really fun to add to my flock, but I have to remember that if I go too chicken crazy my poor city boy hubby is going to change his mind about the whole business of "farm" animals.
Left to right, we've got Chicken Julia (Barred Rock), Speckles (Speckled Sussex), Blackie (Barred Maran I believe), Sandy (Americauna), Big Mama (Buff Orpington), and Easter (Americauna). We are really clever with our names here, can't you tell? Actually my 5 year old daughter helped name most of them. I've also got Bertha (French Copper Marana) who has gone broody and is in the shed sitting on a clutch of six fertilized eggs (from my mom, I do not have and do not want any roosters). I don't want a big flock, but I'm hoping to add maybe two more hens to my flock from the eggs if they hatch. I keep seeing breeds of chickens that I think would be really fun to add to my flock, but I have to remember that if I go too chicken crazy my poor city boy hubby is going to change his mind about the whole business of "farm" animals.