They were kept in a hen house, and were strictly white-egg producers - what society wanted in the 60s. Today brown eggs are preferred. We love the variety of birds who produce our eggs.
Bruster is in charge of the flock. He herds the hens in at night and makes sure nothing is harming them. He is pleasant with Gimpy, as he realizes no threat from him. We are pleased they both seem to get along with each other and protect the hens.
THE FLOCK - FREE-RANGING
The chickens are generally kept behind a movable electric netting fence. However, we do move their coop around the yard to give them fresh grass and bugs. When we do, they all are allowed to free-range anywhere in the yard. They take full advantage of their extra freedom.
GIMPY - Rhode Island Red
The Rhode Island Red is an American breed of domestic chicken. It is the state bird of Rhode Island. It was developed there and in Massachusetts in the late nineteenth century, by cross-breeding birds of Oriental origin such as the Malay with brown Leghorn birds from Italy. - Wikipedia
10 AUSTRALOP
The Australorp is a chicken breed of Australian origin, developed as a utility breed with a focus on egg laying and is famous for laying more than 300 eggs. - Wikipedia
5 SUSSEX
The Sussex is a British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs. Eight colors are recognized for both standard-sized and bantam fowl. A breed association, the Sussex Breed Club, was organized in 1903. - Wikipedia
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE RED
The New Hampshire Red or New Hampshire is an American breed of chicken. It was developed in the early twentieth century in the state of New Hampshire by selective breeding of Rhode Island Red stock no other breed was involved.It is fast-growing, early-maturing, and quick-feathering. - Wikapedia
2 WHITE PLYMOTH ROCK
The Plymouth Rock is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was first seen in Massachusetts in the nineteenth century, and for much of the early twentieth century was the most widely kept chicken breed in the United States. It is a dual-purpose chicken, raised both for its meat and for its brown eggs. - Wikipedia
1 TURKIN
The Naked Neck is a breed of chicken that is naturally devoid of feathers on its neck and vent. The breed is also called the Transylvanian Naked Neck, as well as the Turken. The name "Turken" arose from the mistaken idea that the bird was a hybrid of a chicken and the domestic turkey. Wikipedia
1 GOLDEN LACED WYANDOTTE
The Wyandotte is an American breed of chicken developed in the 1870s. It was named for the indigenous Wyandot people of North America. The Wyandotte is a dual-purpose breed, kept for its brown eggs and its yellow-skinned meat. It is a popular show bird, and has many color variants. - Wikipedia
