Normal Flock Size?

[bantambury]

No he is EE x Slw
This is him as a 5 month old.

GORGEOUS! what is a slw again? brainfart.

 

[McCoysOrps]

GORGEOUS! what is a slw again? brainfart.

Silver laced wyandotte great chickens

 

[nate1the1great1]

The first time i has chickens i got 16 and only 1 died as a peep but I had a rooster die when it was 4 months old bec of my neighbors dog but this year i got 16 again and 1 die but I went back and got 2 more soo and now I have a barn but the first time no barn or anything soo i have a lot more now i have 2 geese 6 ducks 2 aracauna hens and 14 more chickens (other 2 are ducks) and 2 peafowl sooo it depends on what u want

 

[kabhyper1]

GORGEOUS! what is a slw again? brainfart.

His dad is a silver laced wyandotte.
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His mom is a splash Easter Egger.

His full sister. Same parents.

 

[nate1the1great1]

There soooo cute but beware the ducks grow very fast

 

[kabhyper1]

There soooo cute but beware the ducks grow very fast

I'm learning that. They are having problems already too. They are now on niacin supplements and viatmins and swim therapy for leg issues at a week old. Word to the wise, make sure you have niacin or brewers yeast ahead of time for your baby ducks. It will save you a world of trouble.

 

[bantambury]

My first flock I had started was roughly 3 years ago. it consisted of 6 black Australorp, and we gout an average 4 eggs a day. they were excellent layers, but terrible mamas I had discovered, for us, a hen hatched 5 new chickies. a RIR roo, white silkie roo, Japanese bantam roo, and 2 excellent americuana cross girls. they are excellent birds! after that, we gave our BAs to our neighbor. she has them now. I wish we didn't get rid of them....they sure were excellent girls.

just this year, I hatched 6 of my americuana cross eggs, crossed with her japaese roo. I also hatched a jappie (silkie X Japanese bantam) out of my own egg ad well. I hatched 3 more Japanese bantams, 2 silkies, and one frizze roo.

im super excited for the new babies to begin laying! their new coop is just about done, and will be turning 9 weeks old next week.

porcelain silkie hen

Americana cross x Japanese bantam hen

White sizzle roo

Jappie (silkie X Japanese bantam)

Americana cross x Japanese bantam hen

Japanese bantam hen

Americana cross x Japanese bantam hen

Americana cross x Japanese bantam roo

Japanese bantam hen

Partrige silkie hen

Americana cross x Japanese bantam roo

Japanese bantam roo

Japanese bantam roo

Splash silkie hen

Americuana cross hen

RIR roo

white SIlkie roo

Americana cross hen

BA girls. we had no roosters. once I hatched my first chicks that did it for me for having a no roo flock....LOL

 

[kabhyper1]

My first flock I had started was roughly 3 years ago. it consisted of 6 black Australorp, and we gout an average 4 eggs a day. they were excellent layers, but terrible mamas I had discovered, for us, a hen hatched 5 new chickies. a RIR roo, white silkie roo, Japanese bantam roo, and 2 excellent americuana cross girls. they are excellent birds! after that, we gave our BAs to our neighbor. she has them now. I wish we didn't get rid of them....they sure were excellent girls.

just this year, I hatched 6 of my americuana cross eggs, crossed with her japaese roo. I also hatched a jappie (silkie X Japanese bantam) out of my own egg ad well. I hatched 3 more Japanese bantams, 2 silkies, and one frizze roo.

im super excited for the new babies to begin laying! their new coop is just about done, and will be turning 9 weeks old next week.

They are so pretty! Great photos too!

 

[celeste110311]

I think if there is enough space for the chickens to free range, well then get all the ones you want

 

[celeste110311]

Specially if you're out in the country. Just have lots of hens and a couple roos to get more fluffy butts.