We found a woman on CraigsList who lives in Marion (about an hour from us) who has a small flock and about 50 years of experience with chickens! She's going to pick out two young hens to come join Peggy. I think it'll be perfect. We're driving up on Wednesday morning to pick them up: one Welsummer & one Jersey Giant. She said the Jersey has been getting a little too much attention from the rooster lately so I think she'll enjoy coming to live with us. I'm really glad that this is shaping up to be a happy ending for Peggy & hopefully the two new girls, too!
I'll be sure to take pictures to post! In the meantime, here's what the breeds look like:
Welsummers lay pretty, medium sized brown speckled eggs. Jersey Giants lay big brown eggs. Cathy in Marion says they might not lay for a while after the stress of the trip, but by springtime we'll definitely have eggs again!
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