June 25

Haven't posted for quite some time.

Flock (6/5/2018 hatch):
1 Americauna (G)
1 Black Star (B)
1 Delaware (B)
1 "bandit" - a chicken that my girlfriend caught in San Jose.

young chicks (Hatch date 4/20):
4 Rhode Island Red (B)
1 White Leghorn (W)
2 Star Spangled Hamburg (W)
1 unknown
5 Cornish meat birds - slaughter next 2 weeks)

more chicks coming from 7/20 hatch:
3 Americauna (G)
2 Buff Minorca (W)
10 White Giants (meat, 2 B)

Planning on stew hens from Old White Leghorn and possibly Black Star.

Fall layers:
1 G, 4 B, 3 W
Spring:
4 G, 6 B, 5 W

 

April 4

3 brown, 1 green

I'm finding shells for white eggs outside of the chicken yard. Likely eaten by rats...

April 3

Bought 50# organic lay pellets $32.99
 
1 brown, 1 green, 2 brown cannibalized

I've seen roosters pecking eggs. I think that 2 roosters have to be slaughtered this spring.

March 14

4 brown

March 13
2 white, 5 brown

March 12
1 white, 4 brown, 1 green

March 11

1 white, 3 brown, 1 green

March 10

Bought 50# organic lay pellets $32.99, 3# oyster shell

1 white, 5 brown

March 9

March 8

March 7
 

March 6

2 white, 4 brown, 1 green

March 5

1 white, 5 brown

March 4

2 white, 4 brown, 1 green

December 13

3 brown

December 12
1 white, 2 brown
+ 1 brown cannibalized

December 11
1 white, 4 brown + 1 brown cannibalized

June 2018 white layers and brown layers are producing eggs - started around Thanksgiving. The blue layers are still unproductive.

October 18

1 green, 1 brown

October 17
no eggs

October 16

2 brown

October 15

1 green, 2 brown

October 14
Bought 50# scratch $31.99 2.5# oyster shell

1 brown

October 13
2 brown

October 8

2 brown

October 7
1 green, 2 brown

October 4

1 brown

October 3

1 brown

August 29

1 green, 1 brown

August 28
1 green, 3 brown

August 27
3 brown

August 26

1 green, 2 brown

August 25

1 green, 2 brown + 1 brown cannibalized

August 24
2 brown

August 23

1 green, 1 brown