New Chickens!

Hello to everyone!

We have new chickens! Thanks to the Sillimans and Sweet Dog Farm for selling them to us! We now have 6 hens and 1 rooster of the "Americana" type. We're excited to have the new breed and are especially excited to get our first batch of eggs from these little chicks. Americana Chickens lay eggs of different colors; blue, brown, yellow, and orange-ish (I believe). We'll soon find out for sure. The new birds are going on 5 mos old, so we need to keep them separate from our more mature birds or else they will get the crap kicked out of them. The smaller the bird, the lower in the pecking order. That's just how it goes. So for the safety of our new feathered friends we have created an outside area and indoor shelter just for them. The new separate area will be great come hatching season so the new additions to our laying/meat providing family can grow to be adults w/o being bullied.

She almost looks like a hawk!