Sunday, May 13, 2018

May 12

1 green, 1 brown

May 11
2 brown + 1 green cannibalized

May 10
??

Ordered chicks on May 12:
3 white leghorns (white layers)
2 Whiting true blue (blue layers)
2 black star (brown layers)
2 Delaware (brown layers)
6 cornish X (meat)
exotic ???

Chicks arrive week of June 4.
laying starts between Thanksgiving and end of year
current flock:
2 rhode island red (brown)
1 black star (brown)
2 americauna (green)

end of year flock:
3 white
2 blue
7 brown
2 green

14 layers. full production should be 6 dozen+ eggs per week. Give away 3 dozen, 2 quiche or other custards per week.

no new chicks in 2019 - assess production in fall 2019 to decide on 2020 changes.

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