First we felt the need to add some chickens to our coop....
We started with 5 pullets we got from a guy in CT at a farm called Horsefeathers. Two were Black Australorps, two Black Langshan and one Light Brahma. And we found 8 on Craigslist in northern VT that needed a new home. Two were Buff Orpingtons, two Easter-Eggers (probably Ameraucanas), two Plymouth Rocks and two White Laced Wyandottes. All of them are considered "Standard" breeds which simply means they are full sized as opposed to the smaller bantam sizes. 13 was one over our permited limit. Quickly it became apparent that Spencer (the black and white "easter-egger" on the very top left) was not a hen and we had to find him a new home. Soon after, Johnny (one of the black australorps) also got named rooster and found the same home. The other australorp, June, later revealed herself as a him and I'll brief you in a later post of what transpired with June.
One of the reasons we had decided to buy a house was because we always wanted a dog. It's hard to get permission from landlords to have dogs. So after a couple of visits to the local Humane Society we met our guy.
Here's Stormy as a new addition to the family.... such a cutie. Stormy's guessed birthdate is April 7 2006. He is a Basset Hound Mix, we're guessing Coonhound may have had a part in his making.
