We're so excited to announce the newest additions to our farm! I'm not sure if this is a farm 'project' but certainly our first farm related activity in our new place.
BABY CHICKS!!!
In the past, we've ordered our chicks from the Medford Grange Co-op. This year we ordered them from our local Grange Co-op in Central Point - since it's right around the corner from our house. We also picked up a pair of Speckled Sussex from Coastal in White City (it's a farm & ranch store).
Here's what we got:
2 Americaunas - they lay blue eggs (my favorite)
1 Plymoth Barred Rock (PBR) - they lay light brown eggs
2 Welsummers - they lay dark brown eggs
1 Cuckoo Maran - they lay really dark brown eggs
1 Buff Orphington - they lay light brown eggs
2 Speckled Sussex - they lay light brown eggs
...for a total of 9 chicks!
Come late summer/early fall we should have 11 laying hens. We're going to need some help off loading ALL THOSE EGGS!
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| Wait! We haven't snapped the picture yet!..chicks are bailing out of the butter dish. |
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| My daughter, Tristin, putting a Welsummer chick to sleep. This chickie looks dead, but she really is just sleeping. I promise! |
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| Playing with the chicks. |
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| Um Dot, you're interrupting Buffy's photo shoot... |
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| It's hard to get a picture with ALL NINE chicks, unfortunately this picture isn't a very good one! |
More to come. We still have a few chicks left to name. Later this spring I'll be modifying the chicken coop to better fit our flock. I think we'll have another go at a photo shoot with the chicks, that should be fun...Have a beautiful day!
