Taking over the old coop...New Chicks are here...Picture Heavy!!!

[Celtic Hill]

Awsome Job!!! My Grandfather has a coop that hasn't been cleaned since god knows when, and guess to gets to clean it

I wish i had a coop as big as that!!!

 

[lizrndiver]

Okay.....so here we go!!!! Brought home 16 11 month old pullets and 1 roo! The mix.....2 Barnevelders, 3 Welsummers, 2 Black Copper Marans, 2 Wheaten Marans (with feathered feet), 2 Blue Marans, 3 Buff Sussex, 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes (one light--maybe a splash?-- and one dark), and a gorgeous Buff Sussex rooster (10 months old). You may notice the Sussex have mossy backs, but since I am not breeding I offered to take them.

I have a ton of pictures and can't wait for my first dark egg! I hope you enjoy my pictures.......Liz

Picking out a roo

Boxing up our new roo "Joe"

Picking out the girls

Catching one of the BCM

DH holding a BCM

Joe the Buff Sussex Roo checks out his new home

A view of Joe showing off his hackles

I think I have this right...from left to right...a Barnevelder, a Welsummer, a BCM, and another BCM upfront

Wheaten Marans

Her feathered feet

A Blue Marans

The lighter BLRW and a nice view of a BCM

The darker BLRW and a Welsummer

Buff Sussex

A Barnie and a Wellie

BCM.....love the blue legs

Finally a shot that has both BLRW hens

Hope you liked them......

Liz

 

[kathyinmo]

Very nice, Liz ! Congrats of the great find, and wonderful work you did cleaning it up!

Have fun on your new venture!

 

[ChixMama]

What a fun adventure! Joe sure has a pretty harem!!! Thanks for sharing & please keep us updated!

 

[Mahonri]

You are blessed.

 

[lizrndiver]

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the pictures.

I got 10 eggs today. I'm sure there has been some moving stress.

They all found the waterer okay, but I had to show them where the feed was.

I have a trough feeder and I think they all had pans of feed before.

I picked up some hens and placed them on the feeder and showed the rooster where the feed was, next thing you know they were all getting up there.

Here are some pictures of the eggs.

I'm still figuring out who lays what, but I know the lightest eggs are Sussex and the light brown are Wyandotte. After that I have no idea.

Liz

 

[Quailbuddy]

wow your coop sounds amazing and your girls and roo look very good !

 

[drumstick diva]

I subscribed, you got me hooked already. Best of luck,

 

[BigBadCryBaby]

Subscribed...! What a beautiful pack of birds! Cross Plains is a great area, I usd to live in the town of Middleton, now I'm in Ozaukee County. Are you planning on hatching some BCMs soon?

 

[fldiver97]

Nice flock!!!!! I live in Middleton, pretty close.....I am getting a Weaten Marans later this month, she is 10 or 11 months old and lays nice dark eggs! I bought her over a week ago but I have to travel and don't want my friend to have to deal with a quaranined chicken....bad enough that she has to stop by twice a day for the chickens and the cats..... I love the BLRW's....could not find any locally when I was ready. Now my mini flock is big enough anyway

Keep the pictures coming!!!!