smfamf-The mutts are the chickens, I think you are talking about the the Buff Orp ducks. If the pekin wasn't my daughter's pet, the buffs would be all the we have.
dachsunds-sand and rock is what I call a yard.
If you count them then you know you're crazy, I like people just thinkin' it. Too many right now, probably 70+ laying flock and 35 chicken nuggets (cornish X). I'm doing my enabling best on everyone else, I hatched out 300+ and only kept these for myself. Ordered 115 meaties split between 5 families. Right now I can hear at least 5 (different 5 than the meat birds) flocks with roosters from my backyard in the morning. There are several people that have varied livestock here, including clucks. This is a small, still somewhat agricultural community though complete with alfalfa fields. That is the reason we moved here instead of Vegas. On variety, yes that is what my wife wanted. We have leghorns, marans, and hamburgs in multiple varieties; along with the delawares, kraienkoppes, wellies, BR, BO, RIW, seabright, d'uccles, silkie, cochin, and more. I really do need to downsize some though. Good luck on that, huh?
