So I ended up getting some Americaunas, I kind of gave up on the hatching eggs thing and we will see if any of the three new hens go broody, if not then no big deal, I'll have some cool colored eggs.
A friend gave me some chicks she tried to give to her mom for easter, she couldn't tell me the breed but thought it was cornish something so I'm assuming they are cornish cross or cornish rocks. Supposedly the lady at the hardware store told her they are layers though... but pretty sure they are just going to be dinner. My question is how do I know when to butcher them? Someone once told me these kind of chickens don't live very long. So 6 months till they go on the grill? Or maybe its just when they look fat enough... I've wanted to try the meat chicken thing, having just 2 is probably a decent way to try it as I don't know how much I'm going to enjoy plucking them and all that, so we will see!