These four chicks are a week old.
The two larger ones with darker stripes down their backs are of the Welsummer breed. We like the Welsummers because of their friendly personality and their egg laying ability. The two smaller lighter colored chicks are of the Buckeye breed. We have not had any Buckeyes before but they are supposed to continue laying legs throughout the winter. Our other chickens really slow down their egg laying during December and January, probably because of lack of daylight. We are going to get two more chicks tomorrow when they are delivered to the local feed store. The two additional ones will be Buff Orpingtons. We also like the Buffs because they lay big eggs and also have nice dispositions.
The six new chickens will put us at 11 chickens. However, our five present chickens are getting a little old...
And, no... we don't eat our chickens. They eventually die of old age and we dispose of them... However, our chickens are pretty much free range birds and their eggs are just great! Far better than the ones available to buy in the store.