Additions

I have always enjoyed going to hardware and feed stores. There is something that takes me back to being a kid and my grandpa making a big deal out of me going to one of them with him. I was always taken to the feed store to pick out chicks each Spring. I almost always was allowed to pick out a couple chicks that were of the more uncommon breeds to add to the flock and more than not they were of a Banty breed. His flocks consisted of egg laying and meat birds. More often than not he had Rhose Island Red, Dominique, Buff Orpington, and Leghorn. I usually had one or two banty roosters that I called "mine" but they were usually so full of themselves they'd send me running from the coop or yard. When I turned 17 I left the farm and began my life as a big city dweller and pushed on through life. Now I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world to live a live back in the country. This isn't a farm we live on by any stretch but it's quite rural and has lots of room for animals. Of course a place wouldn't be home to me without chickens. Four weeks ago I brought home the Cuckoo Marans. This week when I went to the feed store they had Americaunas. Those are the chickens that lay the blue green eggs. If you followed my old blog you know that I already have some Americauna hens, and some pullets that are suppose to be the same. But since the pullets have matured more it's clear that I was sold a bill of goods. So I called Mark from the feed store and respectively made sure it was OK to bring some chicks home. That man really needs to learn that I shouldn't be allowed to go to the feed store alone!!! LOL! Anyway, I came home with 15 Americauna chicks last week. We have lost one that was a little weak since I got them home. The rest of the lot are doing quite nice. Here are some pictures to share with you.