May 08 2008
New Chicks Coming To The Chicken Coop
Our silly cousins did it again. They hatched 10 Bantam eggs that they got from a guy they know. They have no idea what breeds they are and the have no plan to keep the chickens. Guess who is taking some of them? That’s right, it is me. My sill wife, who was a chicken hater when I first started raising them, has decided she wants four of the smallest ones.
She started by only wanting two but her cousin Darlene suckered her in. She gave told Karen that the four smallest ones are friends and does she really want to separate them. It worked so we will be bringing home 4 more chicks. I still have to pick up my other 10 from Darlene next week. That will make a total of 41 chicks this year. Geez, I must be crazy.
I am still trying to sex the first batch and trying to decide what to do with the roosters. I might raise them for meat. Another options is to take them to a small animal auction we are going to on May 18th. The third options is dropping them off at a local farm or just lets them free range. He takes all you have and lets them have free run of the farm. I will let you all know when I decide.
I would love to hear from other people who raise chickens. Drop in and leave a comment and if you have a blog or website, leave that in the spot on the comment box and I will visit your site.
Thanks to all my readers and I see the traffic increasing each day. I am planning a small give away in the coming weeks so please check back for that.
I used to hate chickens too and now I all I want to do is add more to my flock! This is probably just the beginning of your growth of the flock. Good luck!
LOL, that is so true Carole. I am happy to say, my neighbor took the other six bantams so they will end up in a good home. They are so cute and I almost took all ten of them.