I am trying to cut back on the number of eggs because demand for chicks is less now, but I just can't bear to eat a Legbar or Welbar egg (or a half dozen other breeds). But I only set 190 chicken eggs yesterday. That's a lot less than I was doing, so maybe I'm ok . . .
The very first Wheaten Ameraucana chick hatched yesterday! Small chick, but so very yellow. I don't have any other breeds with yellow chicks.
The Lavender Silkied Ams are hatching great now (finally). Only 1 pullet is laying (out of 2), but I'm getting 5-6 eggs per week and this weekend 5 chicks hatched, bring the total of the last 5 weeks to 16. These are not for everyone, but if you like silkie bantams even with their special needs, these could be perfect for you. They lay very blue eggs, and once they get going, lay pretty well. They are naturally tame like silkies, it must be a genetic thing. They can only get up on the 2 ft high roosts, not the 4 ft ones. If you are interested in these, let me know and if something works out with the "chicken train" they may be able to hitch a ride to your place.
And last, but not least, the first peachick of the season just hatched. I am going to get this one really tame, like Pilgrim our tom turkey. I need a name that works for either gender. It should be "sweet pea", but that wouldn't work for a boy. SP fell asleep on my chest tonight.This is going to be fun, having a really tame pea.
