With a lot of hard work, research, and much anticipation, our chicken coop is built and our chicks have been ordered. Our dreams of collecting fresh eggs are steps closer to becoming a reality. Even though there is still work to be done in receiving and raising up our day old chicks, our dreams are one step closer.
In the days prior to this, there has been a lot of research done including research on chicken coop requirements, coop location, and chicken care. Another important part of raising chickens is deciding the breed for you. We will be raising hens for egg-laying. In our decision making process, when researching different breeds, we took into consideration only breeds that were heat and cold tolerant to our location in southern Indiana. Due to the size of our coop, we decided we would need a smaller sized hen. We also had a preference of having the largest brown eggs that we could get and still fulfill the above issues.
The chick we picked was the
GOLDEN BUFF, AKA Red Sex Link. This breed is one of the most exceptional brown egg layers. They lay large brown eggs and the hens weigh around four pounds. This was our chick!
There are many hatcheries you can order from and have your chicks delivered to your local post office. In the spring you can also get chicks from many farm stores. We have ordered our chicks from Meyer Hatchery. They will be arriving next week! How exciting! I will keep you posted on their arrival and our progress!
Happy Gardening and Farming!
Mindy
