I keep a couple of breeds of chickens, and this is one of my favorites. I started keeping them when I lived on a 50x100 lot in the middle of Portland. I wanted a quieter, more docile breed and they fit the bill! They are an excellent dual purpose bird, as they lay 4-5 eggs a week and grow very meaty in a relatively short amount of time. When we came out to the country, I decided I wanted a large flock of the birds. I thought they were all sexed girls but
ended up with a rooster. Perfect setup for fertile eggs! I sell them locally and can ship as well. I have had many very happy purchasers which you can read about
here.
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| The eggs vary from pinkish to brown. |
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| My stud roo |
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| The flock crowding the door. They are excited to see me! |
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Typical markings
This is a funny Easter video, in which my son Guy decides his "Peep" candy is gross and feeds it to the chickens. But the video shows off the Delawares well.
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Here's what the American livestock breeds conservancy has to say on this breed:
http://albc-usa.org/cpl/delaware.html
And a writeup through slow foods international:
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/ark_product_detail/delaware_chicken/
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| One of my Delawares likes to give me double yolkers. Look at the size difference! |
1 comments:
We keep Delawares for meat. I really enjoy them.. more than I thought I would. When we ordered them, the hatchery send us some red star rooster and, holy moses, they are mean! I know what you mean about the Delawares being docile. I quite like that about them. They are almost affectionate!
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