Since a dog wiped out my whole flock of 10 layers and 2 roosters, we have had to start over.
I told my son to stop by the feed store and see if they had any RIR. He called and no RIR's and started naming off what they did have. BO, BR, SL, Polish Crested..... I told him to get 3 -4 of each of the good layers. My sister has a Polish rooster, and my friend had a Polish hen, so I told him to get about 6 or so of them (straight run) and they could get mates for theirs and maybe a pair for me. He misunderstood!!!!!!!! Thought I said 10. As there was 16 he got all of them???? Well, something about that first chick buying set something off in his brain. It created a chick-aholic. 3/30/12, He came home with; 16 Polish(SR), 3 Buff Orphington(SR), 3 Australorp(Pullets), 4 Barred Rock(Pullets), and 6 Rare Breed(SR). About every 10 days since, he has picked up 10 or so. He finally decided he had better quit. AND, what do I do? Mothers Day I had to get horse feed and they had Buff Orphington pullets and New Hampshire Red pullets on sale for $1.75. Had to have 5 of each! Not to mention the 5 laying hens an elderly lady decided she could no longer take care of,2 lorps, 1RIR, 1 Aracauna, and a Barred. She kept the rooster for dumplings she said. So, later that week he managed to find a Barred rooster. Since; named Flogger! We waited over a week to make sure the eggs would be fertile and started saving up. That is what is in the bator now, so they will be mix breeds and will go in the freezer. Most of them are pointy shells anyway and I understand they will probably be roosters. 6 out of the 18 eggs are green and the rest are tinted.
Instead of the old cat lady, folks are going to start calling me the old chicken lady. P.S I only have one cat!
