Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Monday, August 06, 2012

1 green.

Look like an old Rhode Island Red is dying of old age.

Sunday, August 05, 2012

1 green, 1 brown.

Segregated chicks into cornish X Rock cohort (14) and layer cohort (4 barred rock, 3 buff orpington, 2 americauna + 1 exotic (looks like americauna)). Meat birds were crowding layers out of feed.

Friday, August 03, 2012

1 brown, 1 green cannibalized
Thursday
2 green, 1 brown

Time to separate chicks - meat birds are getting big enough that they crowd layers out from food.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Saturday, July 28, 2012

2 green
lost 2 meat bird chicks in transit
lost 1 more in first day.

15 meat birds,
4 barred rocks
3 buff orpingtons
2 americauna.

Friday, July 27, 2012

1 green, 1 brown
chicks arrived today!
Thursday
1 green, 1 brown

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Monday, July 09, 2012

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Monday, June 18, 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012

1 green, 1 brown
Friday
1 green
Thursday
1 green, 1 brown + 1 green cannibalized

Friday, June 08, 2012

1 green
Bought 50# scratch $14.99
Thursday
1 green, 2 brown
Wednesday
2 green, 1 brown

Saturday, June 02, 2012

2 green, 1 brown
Lost my Barred Rock to predation last night.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Saturday, May 19, 2012

2 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
Friday
2 green, 1 brown
Thursday
2 green, 1 brown

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

no eggs
Tuesday
2 green, 1 brown
Monday
2 green, 2 brown

Sunday, May 06, 2012

1 green, 1 brown
Saturday
2 green, 2 brown + 1 brown cannibalized
Friday
1 green, 1 brown
Thursday
1 green, 1 brown

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

1 green, 2 brown

Monday
2 green, 2 brown

Sunday
2 brown
bought 50# scratch $14.99

Saturday, March 31, 2012

2 green, 2 brown

Looks like chick order will arrive week of June 18. Laying starting in late November, 7 pullets all laying by end of January, early February.

Friday, March 30, 2012

2 green, 3 brown

A silver laced Wyandotte died sometime during the day, apparently from old age (she was 10 or 11 years old).

Flock is:
4 SL Wyandotte 1 10 years old, 3 2 years old
4 Rhode Island Red 1 4 years old, 3 2 years old
3 Americauna 2 years old
1 Barred Rock 4 years old


Adding:
3 Barred Rock
2 Buff Orpington
2 Americauna
chicks before summer.

2013 Flock:
3 SL Wyandotte 3 3 years old
4 Rhode Island Red 1 5 years old, 3 3 years old
5 Americauna 3 years old, 3 pullets
4 Barred Rock 5 years old
, 3 pullets
2 buff orpingtons - pullets
18
hens total -> cull 5 year old RI Red.

Will fill out order with meat birds.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Saturday, March 03, 2012

April 10 2 White, 2 Green 3 day: 4W, 2B, 6G 7 day: 9W, 4B, 13G 21 day: 29W, 10B, 42G (6 dozen + 8 in 3 weeks) 28 day: 38W, 14B, 56G W:2,0,2,...