Friday, October 26, 2012

I put some chicks on a scale on Thursday (2 weeks old):
Cornish X rock (meat): 444 gm, 353 gm, 441 gm
Barred Rock: 114 gm, 120 gm
Rhode Island Red: 138 gm, 119 gm
Americauna: 163 gm, 145 gm

Thursday, October 11, 2012

New Chick order arrived
3 Americauna
5 Barred Rock
1 Barred Rock cockeral
14 Cornish X Rock (meat)
3 Rhode Island Red

8 brown layers, 3 green layers.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

So I had all my remaining chickens killed over the last week.

Spring flock will be entirely pullets.

Monday, October 08, 2012

Friday, October 05, 2012

Predator got 3 chickens. Looks like a skunk, heads were missing, body cavity was mostly intact.

no eggs.

Flock is now:
3 Americauna
2 Rhode Island Red
1 Silver Laced Wyandotte

Spring flock:
3 Americauna pullets + 3 3 year old Americauna
3 Rhode Island Red pullets, 2 old Rhode Island Red
1 4 Silver Laced Wyandotte
5 Barred Rock pullets

(Assuming all birds survive, I've had serious losses this year).

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