GlicksChicks
Crowing
So, we started off with 6 chickens, 3 Speckled Sussex and 3 Silver laced Wyandottes.
We lost 1 Speckled Sussex to a feral cat, so we were sad about the loss and bought 6 Buckeyes. 2 Buckeye chicks died from an unknown sickness soon after buying them. 2 more died as adults, unfortunately.
So.. we bought 4 Black Copper Maran chicks after those losses. All went well, we put a caged area into the coop to introduce them to the older girls. Somehow, one of the 2 Speckled Sussexes got into the closed off area and got herself hung and died. It was sad, but we had enough chicks at the time.
Once all the chickens became adults, we incubated 21 eggs, and 14 hatched. As they were hatching, we bought 4 Buff Orpington chick and 2 Golden Sexlink chicks to raise with them to get some variety. 10/14 of the chicks we hatched were pullets, so we decided to keep them. That is 16 more chickens to our flock. They are around 18 weeks old now.
One of our Black Copper Marans went broody, so we bought her 4 chicks after her eggs didn't make it. 2 Lavender Wyandottes and 2 Frost White Legbars.
Now, we have 30 chickens in our permanent flock.
The chicken math is coming back to try and get us. We are looking to get some Leghorns for some more egg production.
At the moment we are working on fencing in an acre of land to let our chickens range on, so we can become even more of a victim to chicken math!
We lost 1 Speckled Sussex to a feral cat, so we were sad about the loss and bought 6 Buckeyes. 2 Buckeye chicks died from an unknown sickness soon after buying them. 2 more died as adults, unfortunately.
So.. we bought 4 Black Copper Maran chicks after those losses. All went well, we put a caged area into the coop to introduce them to the older girls. Somehow, one of the 2 Speckled Sussexes got into the closed off area and got herself hung and died. It was sad, but we had enough chicks at the time.
Once all the chickens became adults, we incubated 21 eggs, and 14 hatched. As they were hatching, we bought 4 Buff Orpington chick and 2 Golden Sexlink chicks to raise with them to get some variety. 10/14 of the chicks we hatched were pullets, so we decided to keep them. That is 16 more chickens to our flock. They are around 18 weeks old now.
One of our Black Copper Marans went broody, so we bought her 4 chicks after her eggs didn't make it. 2 Lavender Wyandottes and 2 Frost White Legbars.
Now, we have 30 chickens in our permanent flock.
The chicken math is coming back to try and get us. We are looking to get some Leghorns for some more egg production.
At the moment we are working on fencing in an acre of land to let our chickens range on, so we can become even more of a victim to chicken math!
I need a new dealer!
While we were shopping at the farm, I just wanted one of each breed (they had so many kinds). Each time I looked in a pen, I squealed like a little school girl. I looked at my husband and we ended up with 8 different hens (chicks)on day 1. I hope we can maintain that number for a bit. He said in 2 weeks we can make the run bigger, so they will have more room. In my mind it means that we can add another coop and have more friends... That is how I ended up with 6 dogs 
I am the crazy animal lady 
