Raising chickens for eggs and fun is something I've wanted to do my entire life. I'm an avid gardener and talked my husband into chicken parenting this spring. My 14 year old daughter and I are in charge of the project; we purchased some chicks from a local enthusiast and are trying a variety of breeds - we specifically looked for the friendlier, calmer breeds.
The almost adults are out in the coop/run and are comprised of 12-15 week old pullets:
And since we are officially chicken-crazy, we have 4 four-week old babies as well:
We have topped our chicken insanity by buying a used incubator that contains these eggs:
Our goal is to have a varied flock of happy, healthy, friendly chickens that will lay a rainbow of eggs to enjoy ourselves and sell locally. We use organic feed from Blue Seal and feed them lots of fruit, veggies, and captured bugs. They love Japanese Beetles!
We are particularly interested in the rare Dorkings and the Ameraucanas, but we welcome conversation with everyone!
Rae & Carol
The almost adults are out in the coop/run and are comprised of 12-15 week old pullets:
- 2 Buff Brahmas
- 1 Blue Laced Wyandotte (one of our faves, Rita)
- 1 Silver Laced Whandotte (our shy bird)
- 3 Ameraucanas - Black, Blue, Silver
- 1 Olive Egger - Splash Marans x Black Ameraucana (absolutely striking)
- 1 Speckled Sussex - she was the runt and we loved her tiny-ness - she is the spunkiest of them all
- 1 Blue Cochin
- 1 Black Orpington
And since we are officially chicken-crazy, we have 4 four-week old babies as well:
- 1 Copper Marans - sex unknown
- 2 Dorkings - sex unsure, colors bizarre - maybe one is a dun
- 1 Salmon Faverolles pullet
We have topped our chicken insanity by buying a used incubator that contains these eggs:
- Dorking (3)
- Faverolles (4)
- Coronation Sussex (2)
- Silver Sussex (5)
- Black Copper Marans (2)
Our goal is to have a varied flock of happy, healthy, friendly chickens that will lay a rainbow of eggs to enjoy ourselves and sell locally. We use organic feed from Blue Seal and feed them lots of fruit, veggies, and captured bugs. They love Japanese Beetles!
We are particularly interested in the rare Dorkings and the Ameraucanas, but we welcome conversation with everyone!
Rae & Carol
from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. 
