What is Your DREAM Flock? (And What's Realistic?)

[danceswithronin]

Ive got my own silver beauty to. and a golden beauty.

I have never seen one in real life, I was so excited when a lady offered the chicks to me for sale. She said she hadn't been able to afford the adult SLOs from the person she bought them from, but the woman had been nice enough to sell her some fertilized eggs at a cheaper price so she hatched them out herself.

She has the best personality, big into cuddling. I have a feeling she's the one that's going to get carried secretly into the house from now on.

 

[Anime2lover]

I have never seen one in real life, I was so excited when a lady offered the chicks to me for sale. She said she hadn't been able to afford the adult SLOs from the person she bought them from, but the woman had been nice enough to sell her some fertilized eggs at a cheaper price so she hatched them out herself.

She has the best personality, big into cuddling. I have a feeling she's the one that's going to get carried secretly into the house from now on.

Funny XD its similiar with me and cookie, except we got her as chicks from a company.

 

[Chickengene]

Potty trained. Stay out of flowerbeds, and put the eggs in the carton in the fridge.

 

[Chickengene]

I mostly have chickens because my wife loves animals and I love eggs and fried chicken.
So I hope to have a flock of very pettable large meaty egg making machines.

 

[Chickengene]

Reslisticaly, I have one very sweet EE of soms kind, and aa prett amicable RIR, also an (I think) very old docile yellowish mixed breed that just doesn't give a $#&¶.
And two baby BOs and three baby BBs that are the hope for the future.
Oh almost forgot Cruella and Maleficent, my evil twins Silver Laced Wyandottes.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I have a varied flock, as you can see below, but if I could add anything, or have a breeding flock... I'd have UK standard Araucana. They're so neat looking!!

 

[gunslinger33]

I didn’t know Orps had yellow feet and beaks. I thought they were all white / pink legs and beak excluding blacks and blues

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I didn’t know Orps had yellow feet and beaks. I thought they were all white / pink legs and beak excluding blacks and blues

you are correct, Orpingtons have pink legs and beaks.

 

[Josie670]

I couldn't handle 100, the most I've ever had at once is 30 and that was kinda crazy but fun!
My dream flock would be on at least five acres so that they'd have plenty of room. Maybe 25 would be a good starting number, I love Easter Eggers and weird surprise hybrids of all kinds. Possibly rescues as well. I would love some BCMs and from there, I'd hatch more maybe a few times a year until I had 50-60. I dream of having some land where roosters and a big flock are allowed! (Our max is 8 where I live )
I love the ones I have right now, however! Hopefully they will stay here long into old age. I can wait for my 60-hen dreams, I just love having chickens in the first place.

Wow! I bet that was amazing to have 30 chickens just running about the place but yes hard work!
Yes I hope one day I can acquire a bit of land, just a small bit of land and I will be extremely happy. At the moment I just have an average sized back garden, so our house is definitely full

 

[Fluffnut]

I hope to get several acres with some fields and woodland and get a flock of:
Ayam Cermanis (Maybe separate)
All kinds of Brahmas
Buff Orps
Barnevelders
Some EEs
Swedish Flower
Silkies (I'd keep them separate, possibly)
Mottled cochin
A couple Buckeyes and Austalorps
maybe some Wyandottes, but I'd keep those boogers separate
And a small herd of goats
Also, a couple roosters that were genuinely nice would be great! And the potty training thing sounds like it'd be a dream come true...