eggs & tea blog

Ben is giving a talk about chickens today at NHERC (North Hawaii Education and Research Center) down in Honokaa tonight. I’m assembling some photogenic shots of our hens for his slideshow. You might wonder what breeds of hens do we have? It’s time I posted about our flock numbers!

• buff orpington, 8
• barred plymouth rock, 5
• black australorp, 4
• white plymouth rock, 6
• silver laced wyandotte, 7
• black sex-linked hybrids, 5
• dark indian game, 1
• light brahma, 1
• red turken, 1

That’s 38 in all.  They are all brown egg layers; some are more friendly than others. My personal favorites are the Buff Orpingtons because they are gentle, friendly and best of all, most of them cuddle up with me. My allergy test shows I’m allergic to a gamut of furry creatures (cats, dogs, horses, goat, rabbits, rodents, etc.). Because I’m not allergic to my hens, I am so happy to they choose to cuddle up with me.

[I'm not supposed to play favorites as a chicken keeper, am I?]

The red turken also know as naked neck because the breed has a single gene that affects the arrangement of feather-growing tracts over the chicken’s body.

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