On impulse, I bought 3 new hens.
The people who have bought my incubators also happen to sell poultry. I perused their website, experience has taught me to consider carefully before agreeing to hold an item for someone,
I'd been thinking, on and off, about adding 3 new girls to the flock, and I'd had my eye on a lady who sold Wyandottes in a range of gorgeous colours. We're down to 7 girls now, and it's a good number, and I expect that we'll have a couple more girls go this year. I was undecided whether to get soe girls this year, or wait til next year. Or maybe wind down completely.
The buyers had a couple of Araucanas in non standard colours. We hatched araucanas one year, all boys. I rehomed the original "Sasha", driving many miles to take him to his new home. The lady gave me Araucana x Leghorn eggs as a thank you. They weren't fertilised.
Then I bought some Araucana x Leghorn eggs. All boys, including the amazing Penguin (the one boy I regret culling).
And then I bought some Araucans x Leghorn pullets. Except they turned out to be boys.
And then I gave up on them.
Anyway, these non standard colourways were interesting, so I asked the buyer about them. Turns out she doesn't have any available, she sent me pics of what she did have.
I wasn't really in love with the colours available, but I just couldn't let it go. In the end, I selected 2 Araucanas and one other breed. So now I have 3 pullets being delivered in a few weeks time.
I mentioned it to DH.
He took it well. He seemed quite pleased about it actually. I don't think he's particularly excited about new girls, I suspect he's just happy that I am interested enough to buy some. He's already planning how we can get the spare Cube out of the Run, and where it's going to go so I can scrub and disinfect it, and where we will put it so we can keep the Newbies quarantined from the Oldies for a couple of weeks.
