Sparkzthechickenkeeper
Chirping
I’m starting a flock @19 years old, I still live at my parents house (yes I know it’s in the works) my mother raised chicks and had chickens of her own 10 years ago.
I had been wanting to raise chicks again for a long time! I figured with all the egg crisis stuff going on, my family goes through so many eggs a day, why not raise our own again! Although the way I actually got my chicks was much more spur of the moment than a planned decision.
My mom and I went to tractor supply, and there they were. We couldn’t resist so we got 5 little chicks, supposedly 2 Easter eggers (unsexed), and three bantams, mixed breeds (also unsexed). I’ve already posted photos in another thread but I will definitely post some again.
I had one sweet chick who had splayed legs and wasn’t doing well the day we got her, she passed away in the night on the second day after seemingly doing better. That broke my heart. Then I had only 4 chicks, definitely not enough for a flock!
So I searched everywhere for chicks, all sold out, until I came upon a small farm in my town in California and they had hundreds of sexed pullet chicks! Also the breeds I wanted! So I was thrilled, made the trip and got 5 more chicks! Which I will show here soon! So that is how my journey has started this far and I’ll continue to update as we go!
This is Ashley/Ash: sex unknown
This is Mary Jane: sex unknown
This is Dakota: sex unknown
This is Amy: sex unknown
This is Molly: sexed as pullet
This is Stevie: sexed as pullet
This is Ginny: sexed as pullet
This is Cherry: sexed as pullet
This is Ella: sexed as pullet
I had been wanting to raise chicks again for a long time! I figured with all the egg crisis stuff going on, my family goes through so many eggs a day, why not raise our own again! Although the way I actually got my chicks was much more spur of the moment than a planned decision.
My mom and I went to tractor supply, and there they were. We couldn’t resist so we got 5 little chicks, supposedly 2 Easter eggers (unsexed), and three bantams, mixed breeds (also unsexed). I’ve already posted photos in another thread but I will definitely post some again.
I had one sweet chick who had splayed legs and wasn’t doing well the day we got her, she passed away in the night on the second day after seemingly doing better. That broke my heart. Then I had only 4 chicks, definitely not enough for a flock!
So I searched everywhere for chicks, all sold out, until I came upon a small farm in my town in California and they had hundreds of sexed pullet chicks! Also the breeds I wanted! So I was thrilled, made the trip and got 5 more chicks! Which I will show here soon! So that is how my journey has started this far and I’ll continue to update as we go!
This is Ashley/Ash: sex unknown
This is Mary Jane: sex unknown
This is Dakota: sex unknown
This is Amy: sex unknown
This is Molly: sexed as pullet
This is Stevie: sexed as pullet
This is Ginny: sexed as pullet
This is Cherry: sexed as pullet
This is Ella: sexed as pullet
Cuteness overload!
