First Egg!

Finally!! Just when I was about to give up hope of having eggs from my chickens, hubby discovered a beautiful brown egg in the nest box this morning, thanks to my lovely Silver Laced Wyandotte, Althea.

Chicken Update

Well, chicks have been out in their run for quite awhile now.  They are 20 weeks old, but still no eggs yet.  I got 5 hens and two roos from 7 chicks...not a bad turnout!  I am pleased I got so many hens out of the bunch.  I ended up with a Buckeye, Silver Wyandotte, Golden Wyandotte, Australorp, and an Easter Egger for hens.  The roos are a Chantecler and another Easter Egger.

Silver Wyandotte Althea as a baby (April 19, 2012)
 

Hubby "hypnotizing" Goldie yesterday...

Chickens Have Arrived!

I have made the leap to chicken owner at last!  I got an assortment of breeds that are cold hardy and good egg layers.  I have one Australorp, one Silver Laced Wyandotte, one Golden Laced Wyandotte, one Buckeye, one Chantecler, and two Easter Eggers.  Probably half of them will be hens.  Roos are going to take a ride back to the farm!




The Silver Laced Wyandotte learned how to roost on top of the waterer...that's not all she learned how to do up there LOL!  I have to clean the waterer out several times a day. Before I leave for work, when I get home, and before I go to bed.