Our chicks have come! We were worried they’d be delayed because of the cold, but they arrived this morning, and we picked them up at the feed store this afternoon.
Because of a raccoon and a freak illness, we are down to 4 hens: 2 black Australorps and 2 Speckled Sussex.
To our flock, we hope to add these heritage breed girls: 2 more black Australorps, 2 Auracanas, 1 Delaware, 1 Buff Orpington, and 1 Faverolle.
We’re big-time Australorp fans, but are always up for trying new breeds. The Auracanas are to replace our beloved Nudge, who fell victim to a raccoon. She was such a prolific layer, 6-8 extra large green eggs/week at her peak ,we figured we needed two regular auracanas to make up for her.
I originally wanted some Welsummers (for their lovely chocolate-colored eggs), but none were coming in the same week as the Australorps, so we decided to try some other heritage breeds instead.
Everyone is so excited to have these puff balls in our breakfast nook, and can’t wait until they’re old enough to the join the flock (just in time for our shipment of ducklings to arrive!)
For tonight, we’re off to a Girl Scout Thinking Day event, and then it’s a frantic clean-up in preparation for tomorrow morning’s visit of volunteers from our church, who have generously offered to help us spread compost and mulch and plant peas in the garden.
If your weekend is as bustling as ours is going to be, we hope you get a little rest in there somewhere!
So sweet! We plan on getting chickens this year, too! We’re in the coop planning stage right now 🙂