5 brown.

new chicks are eating about a quart of food each day.

1 green, 3 brown.

Swam usual.

chicks are in big growth stage.

6 brown, 1 green.

Pool closed for event today, so no swim. probably will do some dancing at Gogol Bordello show tonight.

chicks are thriving finally. Now if the RI and the black plumed are all hens I'll be happy. Hatchery makes no promise on the "free exotic" chick, and 90% accuracy guarantee on the sexed chicks. so minimum of 2 RI hens.

5 brown.

No chick death.

1 green, 5 brown as of 2:00 PM.

No more chick loss.

1 green, 3 brown as of 2 PM. + 1 brown.

The RI Red that was looking poorly died. So there are 6 Cornish X, 3 RI Red, and 1 black plumed chick of unknown provenance still.

Order for week of May 12:
11 Cornish Roasters (CR)
7 Cornish X Rock (CX)
4 Barred Rock (BR)
3 Rhode Island Red (RI)

If all of the next order survives the flock will be:
13 CX, 11 CR (meat birds for slaughter starting 6/22, then July 13, and July 27 for the roasters)
6 RI, 4 BR (+ 2 araucaunas from existing flock).

New flock will be segregated from existing flock until full grown. And existing flock will still be getting slaughtered during May/June (down to 7 birds week of 6/22, 5 birds 7/13, and 3 7/27)

5 brown

Lost more chicks overnight - the new waterer didn't stay level and more chicks got wet and hence cold. Down to 11 chicks, 3 rhode island reds (actually 4, but 1 of them is looking poorly), 1 with black plumage (barred rock or exotic) and 6 meat birds. Will do another order as this is fewer replacement birds than I want and also fewer meat birds. New order would be 3 rhode island red, 4 barred rock, 11 Cornish Roasters and 7 Cornish X.

Looks like delivery week of May 12 is available for these. Would end up with a flock of 7 RI Red, 4-5 barred Rock and 2 Araucanas. 13-14 hens, 2 from old flock.

Slaughter schedule -
2 old hens in May,
4 in late June (and 4 Cornish X in late June)
4 in July ( 2 + 8 Cornish X in July)
10 Roasters in August.

Lost 2 chicks overnight - they got into bowl of water and took a chill. Both had dark coloration - One was definitely a barred rock, other could be the exotic or could be another barred rock. I have a proper waterer now, so this shouldn't happen again.

Had another brown egg yesterday.

Monday: 5 brown, 1 green.

Picked up chicks at airport. Gravity feed water bottle isn't doing the siphon lock thing properly, will be checking with supplier in morning.

8 RI reds, 4 Barred Rock, 13 (+1 bonus) Jumbo Cornish Rock X (meat birds), 1 exotic of unknown provenance.

Duck slaughter countdown is beginning.

4 more brown, 1 green by end of day.

Out of town Monday through Saturday night.

Collected 10 brown and 1 green Sunday morning.

Had call that the chicks are at the airport.

Didn't collect eggs Saturday.

By noon Sunday: 2 green, 8 brown.

+ 2 brown by end of Sunday. No new entries until Sunday, traveling.

7 brown.

2 green, 3 brown.

2 green, 6 brown.

Going swimming in a few.

1 green, 5 brown. I hate doing taxes. Getting a fair bit back... but getting all the damn documents and forms together is torture for me.

1 green, 6 brown.

Not swimming tonight. Working on taxes - blech.

4 brown. + 2 brown.

Swam usual.

5 brown, 1 green. 2 quiches last night - broccoli cheddar and Italian sausage, swiss chard, fontina. Yum!

Swam usual 35 laps, 1 length on a breath, then back freestyle. Will swim Sunday and Wednesday next week.

4 brown.

3 brown, 1 green. + 1 brown

Time to change straw in coop. hen party tomorrow!

3 brown, 1 green, 1 brown cannibalized.

No swim tonight - raining.

5 brown.