Oops... I may have gotten some chicks!

[jlpierce45]

Honestly, I had a mental battle with myself in the feed store when I got the 6 EE. I walked in, decided not to get them, got my feed, walked back by the chicks, started thinking well... maybe? Then of course I found myself asking for them (they were the last 6 or I would have gotten 3-4) LOL!

 

[jlpierce45]

We are getting rid of our old layers that don't lay anymore and getting 15 new chicks. I really want to get some pretty ones that lay blue or olive.

Easter eggers can lay pretty much any color, but my four lay light blue and green! If you want to go the pure route, there are CCL, Ameraucana, Araucana, Olive eggers are also a really cool mix. I don't have any hens yet myself, so I am trying them out with my 3 new chicks!

 

[aroostercalledBrownie]

I only have four hens, really want more! By the way... if you don’t want the extra 8 chicks in the brooder I’ll gladly have them.

 

[jlpierce45]

Oh trust me, I want them all lol! How big is your coop? I say go for it and get MORE!!! You can never have too many chickens, well of course as long as your coop can handle it!!

 

[aroostercalledBrownie]

Oh trust me, I want them all lol! How big is your coop? I say go for it and get MORE!!! You can never have too many chickens, well of course as long as your coop can handle it!!

YES TELL THAT TO MY MUM!!! Our coop is about 20 square feet, and their free range area is about half an acre.

 

[jlpierce45]

YES TELL THAT TO MY MUM!!! Our coop is about 20 square feet, and their free range area is about half an acre.

Time to build another coop! LOL, jk but seriously you can never have too much space... and you know what that means! More space= MORE CHICKENS!
Lol I may have a chicken issue, I am aware, I'm not sure that I want to do anything about it though

 

[LA 38 Special]

What are you going to do with the old layers? sell, give away, please tell me you're not going to put them down. Just need to know.

 

[featherhead007]

Yes I just got 5 barred rock babies. Yes I broke down after four years waiting to get them. Yes, they’re perched all over me at this very moment. And yes, I’m in cuteness city

 

[jlpierce45]

I've played it a little dangerous this year. I'm brooding two weeks apart in the same brooder. So far all is good, but I am keeping a close eye on them and I am prepared to separate if needed.

 

[feather13]

We have 13 pullets and hens right now, but of course I want more! We are zoned for only 12 birds and no roosters, so I might need to wait on my dream. Our two older hens who had stopped laying after a raccoon attack just started laying again . We don't cull the hens who stop laying, so there's usually a pretty big lag between our chick batches. I'm so envious of all of you!