With the decision to not sell the house and the new fence for the chickens, it took no time at all to order a new set of chicks. We were able to get them before it was too late and only had about a week to wait before their arrival. Thank goodness for that because our 6 year old asked about their arrival about 5 times a day.
We ordered this set of chicks from a different company than the first set of chicks- Meyer Hatchery. They would arrive on Tuesday, August 6th from Ohio. We originally thought we'd get three chicks, but ended up getting four. This will bring our total number of hens to eight. This time around we thought less about production and more about color. We wanted some pretty hens with pretty eggs.
Here's what we chose:
One Barnevelder Hen. This is a Dutch breed that lays dark brown "chocolate" colored eggs. It is also a very pretty bird with a black head and neck and a gold laced body and tail.
One Barred Rock Hen. This hen is a black and white and lays brown eggs. We chose this hen to replace the little hen we lost from our last flock. The barred rock is thought to have been bred from a Dominique hen so they share the same kind of coloring.
Two Easter Eggers. Easter eggers come in all different feather colors, have a muff and beard and lay green, blue, or pink eggs. We're excited to see what color feathers and eggs our hens will have!
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