New Girls in Town

Since we've had nothing but broody from the Sussex girls we've decided to refresh the flock. I opted to go with black star, (I have tried red star in the past) and buff Orpington. One of our Sussex girls will get to remain, I'd like it to be "ooh shiny" (yes that's her name) but she's a roo in a hens body and we might get some major bullying if I allow her to stay. At this point I'm not sure which sussie will get a pass, but it's a real game of survival now. This way I'll have 'curious' our grandma buff orpington who has a permanent freezer pass, one sussie, and the new black star's and BO.

So with that said it's baby chick time:

I do intend to put the Sussies up for sale on Craigslist just in case anyone in my area is looking for broody hens. Since most people use an incubator to hatch chicks, I doubt I'll be able to sell them all. We'll see.