You might remember that last year I ordered some Ameraucana hatching eggs. I'd planned to keep all the birds, but I ended up selling them since the hen house was getting full and I didn't want to be crowded over the winter. I did keep one blue Ameraucana cockerel, however. He doesn't have a name (any suggestions, leave them in the comments), but he now has a flock of his very own.
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Pretty boy. |
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Looks like the Lord of the Manor, doesn't he? |
We're breeding specialized Easter Egger chickens. Super Blue Egg Layers should be reliable producers of large blue eggs. Olive Eggers are really hot right now, and are just what they sound like--hens that lay dark olive green eggs. I've made a tentative agreement to take some Black Copper Marans roosters later in the summer, so I should be able to breed Blue/Black/Splash Copper Marans as well this year or next.
I'm excited to see how my little projects turn out. We'll be selling hatching eggs for people to hatch at home as well as day-old chicks. And, of course, I'll be keeping chicks for myself so I know how the project is going. I'm excited. This is something that I've planned for quite a while but never could get the logistics to work out. I think 2014 is the year!
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Don't worry--even the birds in the breeding pen get to run around outside. |