The "We received our chicks the week of 2/17, give or take" Club

[H Diamond]

My gang chowing down. They are 12 weeks old in this picture

 

[Gingersnap722]

Mine are all getting so big too! Although they keep picking on my Polish ones and it's driving me crazy. I had to separate one of my Golden Polish today because not only are they messing with his little top hat, today they were picking out his feathers on his rear end and he was bleeding.

 

[Gingersnap722]

I just placed another order for more chicks!!

 

[KuroKitsune]

I just placed another order for more chicks!!

congrats! what did you order?

 

[Gingersnap722]

Some Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Buttercups, Ameraucanas, Blue Andalusians and Phoenix. I figured I would try these breeds. The only ones I've had before are the Ameraucanas. I ordered all pullets and hoping they are all pullets, lol!

 

[LemonMeringue]

My gang chowing down. They are 12 weeks old in this picture

Pretty babies! What are the dark ones with the white speckles?

 

[LemonMeringue]

Some Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Buttercups, Ameraucanas, Blue Andalusians and Phoenix. I figured I would try these breeds. The only ones I've had before are the Ameraucanas. I ordered all pullets and hoping they are all pullets, lol!

I would LOVE to have some true Ameraucanas. Where did you order them from? In large fowl I have only ever had Easter Eggers. I do have a little Lavender Ameraucana bantam hen. She is darling, and I love her little green egg!

 

[H Diamond]

Pretty babies!  What are the dark ones with the white speckles?

Thanks! They are Speckled Sussex.
Other breeds are Delaware, golden laced Wyandotte, welsummer, Plymouth rock, buff orpington, Red Star, and of course the EE'S.

 

[Gingersnap722]

They call these Ameraucanas, but I think they might be Easter Eggers. I'm getting them from McMurray. We're going to start hatching our own in the future and I want to find a breeder and get true Ameraucanas.

 

[LemonMeringue]

They call these Ameraucanas, but I think they might be Easter Eggers. I'm getting them from McMurray. We're going to start hatching our own in the future and I want to find a breeder and get true Ameraucanas.

Oh cool. Ya, I think MMH has Easter Eggers. But I have always LOVED our EEs!!! I have one now that is just a really great one. She is a nice heavy hen. I did have 2 but let my friend buy a few of my laying hens. Having those green eggs as part of the egg color rainbow is something I don't think I could do without. I think there are some people here on byc that sell the true Ameraucana eggs.


I would love to add a couple of Olive Eggers to my flock. That would be awesome!


These are some of my eggs from Sunday. The middle top egg is the green one. Kind of hard to tell with the sunlight and green leaves though.