A new flock of chicks is feathering out nicely in the large brooder Vanessa built. They are cozy under the heat lamp up in the loft with the thumping of the rabbits to keep them company. These are layers, with the first eggs expected in July.
As usual we purchased a variety,including some rare breeds, in support of genetic conservation programs tracked by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (you will also find our Tamworth Pigs, a threatened breed, listed here).
There are Plymouth Barred Rock (recovering breed), Partridge Rock (recovering breed), Dominique (on watch breed), Buff Orpingtons (recovering), Speckled Sussex(threatened breed), New Hampshires (on watch breed), Black Australorp (recovering breed).
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