Two new Chickens for the Flock

Friends of mine lost most of their flock to coyotes..so they gave me the remaining two birds..( in exchange for two of the birds I butchered last week)
16 week old Rhode Island Reds..a rooster and a hen!

Compared to the little red hens I have they are MUCH bigger..

They are good dual purpose birds like the plymouth rocks..and next years hatch should be a lovely combination.

Hopefully I will have some success with the incubator..the last batch of eggs did not do well..but this time I have fresh banty eggs in it..and  all ( 5 of them) seem to be fertile..if they hatch..then we will call the homemade incubator a success..I will keep you posted..this batch of eggs is due to hatch on Halloween!

Cheers!