Spring Fever!!!

[BuffaloridaGirl]

Anyone else giving in to adding some adorable fluffy babies to their flocks this spring?? I am only on a quarter acre and did a very bad thing. I heard that Rural King had some breeds I have been admiring, so I thought "oh well I can just look right? And even if I WERE to give in, another 2 won't hurt. Six total? That's not a lot." And BAM... Just like that I somehow ended up at Rural King and bought FIVE chicks!!! So now I have 4 bigs in a 48 sq. ft. coop plus free ranging and now 5 babies in a cage in the garage waiting to join them creating a flock of 9 and make my back neighbors hate me more. Oops.

 

[crapwagon]

Just give them some eggs lol then they can forget about it. I'm adding 10-15 Jersey Giants to my flock this year, and 5 Cayuga Ducks, and bought a dozen Ancona eggs to hatch. So, long story short, I'm getting some birds

 

[BuffaloridaGirl]

One Maran (not sure which kind yet), a Barred Rock, a Cochin (grey fluff so I am assuming blue?) a Wyandotte (excited to see which coloring but I am thinking it will be golden laced) and a black Silkie!!!

 

[Vickie 51]

I just got five pullets; 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Plymouth Barred Rock, 1 Black Australorp.

 

[BuffaloridaGirl]

I just got five pullets; 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Plymouth Barred Rock, 1 Black Australorp.

How old are they? Are you adding them to a current flock? They look like a big happy family!

 

[Vickie 51]

They are the beginning of my flock (although as a chikd/teen I spent lots of time on my aunt's farm). Due to our zoning (only hens) we opted for 16 week old pullets. They are adjusting really well. I am quite pleased and likely we'll start seeing eggs by May.

 

[Spartan22]

Giving in to fluffy babies? Are you kidding? It seems like a spring habit for us in the last couple of years
We have our new 15 babies just arrived last week, big mistake looking into a catalog.

 

[BuffaloridaGirl]

15?!! Omgosh what an impressive brooder too! What breeds did you get?

 

[Spartan22]

15?!! Omgosh what an impressive brooder too! What breeds did you get?

Got some black australorps, black sexlinks, couple of araucanas, amerecaunas, & new Hampshires.
Thanks, I just put together couple of strong boxes with duck tapes and add plastic liners in the bottom. I was @afeedstore today after work and will pick up a couple of speckled sussex & Easter eggers too

, have I gone crazy.
Considering we have Rhode Island reds, black copper Marans, silver laced wyandottes, Plymouth barred rocks & white leghorns.

 

[BuffaloridaGirl]

I woke up in the middle of the night sort of regretting my impulsive buy. I have been trying to keep my 4 big girls cooped up in their 48 sq ft bc my behind neighbors complain that my trouble maker Clara keeps hopping over fence into their yard. How the heck am I going to have enough room for nine big girls in that 48 sq ft??