Category: melba

Melba Updates!

She’s still he biggest and the reddest comb and wattles. Hopefully she’s still going to be an egg layer!

How much do we weigh?

Melba tops the scale of our chicken flock weighing in at 3# .9 ounces. Compare that to Ebitz at a 1# .3oz, and Little big Bird at 2.0 ounces, and Tiny, our tiniest bantam weighing .7 ounces (smaller than a 1 ounce silver coin). That’s pretty tiny!

Cuckoo Marans Melba & Mini Melba 1&2

Soooo…we have cuckoo marans – we’ve named the biggest Melba – she was one of the first to get to know us and become very friendly. As two of the smaller chicks began to feather, their feathers were also showing the black/white pattern. Such pretty chicks! French Cuckoo Marans The…

Melba and Mini Melba

Melba

Meet Melba – one of the biggest chicks we’ve got, who is officially a month old. She has great coloring – black with white stripes making her look black/white and grey. Some of our favorite ladies are named Melba! Melba’s Valentines Day Photos @ Six Weeks Old