2025 Chicken Wish List

[Egg Snatcher]

That sounds like an awesome projet ( ) idea! I say totally go for it!
I would be down to follow along if you do this project, or post in my thread updates.

Thanks!

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Ooh! I want some more Rhode Island Reds next spring! When Lilly goes broody to raise them, of course!

 

[paintedChix]

My wish list is Wyandottes a few more Legbars, either Cream or Opal and Chanteclers.

The later being very hard to find hatching eggs.

Being in Northern Minnesota, I'd like to steer towards cold hardier birds.

I currently have 6 Silverrudd's ( my roo is a Silverrudd) 1 Welsummer, 1 Opal Legbar, 3 BCM and 3 Orpingtons, which are going to another home in the spring)

The Silverrudd's I will hatch some chicks come spring.

Buckeyes are cold hardy to!

 

[Mrs. K]

I sincerely admire all of you with a plan. I am maxed out, get way more eggs than I need... have 4 pullets that will be laying in the spring.

My idea of a plan is....down in the chicken coup, "hmm I need to reduce be 3-4 head... She is getting some age on, that one doesn't lay well, hmmm, do I???"

Then in the spring someone goes broody, I just stick eggs, and hope for the best. I will say this, the pullets I got this summer hatching willy nilly - are just as pretty as a purebred.

I think I will get some meat birds.

MRs K

 

[Kolbeslayadayinn]

Buckeyes are cold hardy to!

Yes, I've also thought of adding those

 

[gimmie birdies]

If you are going to order birds, and you have certain birds you want pay the extra money and buy those kinds. I have gotten assortments, (rare,colorful, and bargains) from meyers, but if you are really hoping for a particular bird, i would say order the others and that one you like. I have ordered rare assortments, and lavander orpingtons in the same group and they gave me more lavander orpingtons from the rare group, because they knew I liked that kind. But if you order what you like, you will not be relying on just hope you may get that kind you want.

 

[DemeterAD9]

Went to the local farmer’s market near my house and saw their birds out and about. A lovely flock of curious heritage type turkeys came to see if I had snacks. Also saw several Muscovy ducks which I assume is where their duck eggs come from…. I may try seeing if they will sell me a few turkey eggs and/or duck eggs in a few months.

 

[Yard Farmer]

Went to the local farmer’s market near my house and saw their birds out and about. A lovely flock of curious heritage type turkeys came to see if I had snacks. Also saw several Muscovy ducks which I assume is where their duck eggs come from…. I may try seeing if they will sell me a few turkey eggs and/or duck eggs in a few months.

Ducks are fun, they can tend to be a tad messy through. Haha!

 

[Loving my girls]

All those upgrades, I’m filled with envy.

Hubby says more hens should be a joint decision and we’ve got enough !

Anyway moving on, I’m getting a Lakenvelder (or possibly a grey gauloise) and a barnvelder in February. Very excited

 

[DemeterAD9]

Plans are moving along on my end! My eggs are due to hatch in 11 days, the order I put in at Meyer is also cooking over on their end, and plans for the brooders and growout pens are getting sorted. Still have to enclose the current run to protect the garden come planting season but the good news is we'll be hooking the new growout pen up to the current run/coop to give them more space once the chicks are old enough to integrate.

I've been browsing hatcheries to compare breed info and price, just for fun. I feel sorry for everyone who is trying to get chicks this late in the game and I am so glad I got my order in early! Looks like a lot of hatcheries are sold out of pullets and straight runs.