Hot chicks arrive TODAY!

Great title huh?  And especially true since the weather is unusually warm and the coop/brooder is 96-98 (it's OK - at this age they like 95 degrees!)

Here's a little guy (or gal) who's taking up residence on the farm year round...  Well - sorta.

Today's delivery was small - only 25 birds.  Of those 12 are a heritage breed of Red Broiler.  That means - they are "like" the meat birds that will be arriving Friday - but are slower to grow, live much longer, can reproduce on their own and supposedly taste even better!  We are trying just a few this year - thinking that down the road we could even breed our own meat flock - now THAT'S local food!

The rest of the chickens are all brown and white egg laying hens selected for cold tolerance, excellent self foraging abilities, long and consistent laying and...  personalities.  As a matter of fact - one breed in particular has already proven to be a handful (and not in size).

Friday 150-ish Cornish Rock Broilers arrive...  so these 25 are enjoying the space and relative quiet now...

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGM2qmSLQY

Comments

[Meme Riedy]

This is very egg-citing

[Andy]

eggs-traordinary even