As if I didn't have enough going on in my life I decided to bring home twenty chicks on Tuesday. We've been talking about getting some chickens that lay darker brown eggs than the ones we have. Brown eggs seem to be very popular here. So I have been waiting for over two months for the feed store to get these girls in. They are a breed called Cuckoo Maran that originally comes from France. Our hope is to order Copper Marans or Blue Marans sometime soon. They lay the darkest brown egggs you've ever seen. The catch is that the Coppers and Blues cost a hefty $10.00 per chick, they are unsexed, and the minimum order is twenty-five chicks!
These are our Cuckoo Maran pullet chicks
This is what the adult birds look like. With a lot of luck I got all hens this time around. Chances are good I'll end up with a couple roosters even though the chicks are sexed at the hatchery. Sexing seems to be a secret of the Gods or one left only to a very select group of people.
