My dear friend
has been asking for a chick update for these fluffy little guys. This was the first year we hatched our own chicks and we are glad to say we had some really great success. The problem is, these chicks aren’t chicks anymore ! They are full on chicken teenagers, free to roam with the rest of the flock... and enjoying every minute of it.
We ended up doing multiple hatchings and everyone is doing really well. Pickle here, who some of you may remember was named by our 4 yr old, turned out to be a rooster and has been working on his crow...
Out of the first group of eight that we hatched, we ended up with five Hens and 3 Roos.
We did 2 more hatchings after that and had similar percentages of Roos vs Hens. All have been extremely healthy and are living the good life on the homestead.
Our last hatch is still young enough that they are kept separate but are also doing very well. These are actually a pure bred heritage breed called Swedish Flowering Hens..
They have really beautiful and unique coloring and are perfect for our climate.
I think a lot of people have preconceived notions about what keeping chickens looks like. We personally believe that we are stewards of the land and the animals we keep, and allow them to live the life we feel they were meant to live. I like to say, we let our chickens be chickens... and this is what keeping chickens looks like on our homestead...
Thanks so much for reading,
Happy Homesteading
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