We tried to get chicks that would produce a variety of beautiful - and tasty - eggs. The Rhode Island Red, Silver Laced Wyandott, and Dark Brahma lay brown eggs. The White Leghorn lays white eggs, and the Araucanas lay blue and green eggs.
For the first day the chicks needed to be on newspaper, so they would eat their food (instead of their bedding). Newspaper is too slick for them to walk on for long, so after the first day we switched to pine bedding.
Sage (Araucana) and Thyme (Silver Laced Wyandott).
Cinnamon (Rhode Island Red).
Cayenne (White Leghorn).
Sage, Cardamom (Dark Brahma), and Cinnamon. Cardamom has feathers on her feet!
The flock - Sage, Cardamom, Cayenne, Rosemary, Parsley, Thyme and Cinnamon.
Sage stretching her legs.
Sage smiling for the camera.
If you'd like to watch a great video of the chicks at 2 days and then 2 weeks, click here:
They grow so fast!
