The contest has ended! The winner correctly identified four of the five chicken breeds. The breeds are Dark Cornish, White Plymouth Rock, Buff Brahma, Dominique, and Cuckoo Marans. Thanks to everyone who took the challenge and congratulations to the winner!
Last week we received a box of seven day-old baby chicks from My Pet Chicken. We ordered their brown egg layer assortment with a minimum of seven chicks. We couldn’t pick which breeds we wanted, but we could specify pullets. Here’s what MPC says about the brown egg laying assortment:
The breeds chosen to fulfill your order are selected by the hatchery based on which breeds had a particularly good hatch the week your shipment is scheduled — we cannot take requests, as we are at the mercy of Mother Nature and her whims! Although this assortment may include any of our standard size brown egg layers, most likely they will be breeds from the following list:
- Rhode Island Red
- New Hampshire Red
- Red Star
- Speckled Sussex
- Dark Cornish
- Light Brahma
- Australorp
- Buff Orpington
- Dominique
- Barred Plymouth Rock
- White Plymouth Rock
- Partridge Plymouth Rock
- Delaware
- Golden Laced Wyandotte
- Silver Laced Wyandotte
- Columbian Wyandotte
- Black Jersey Giant
We have determined that of the seven chicks received, there are five different breeds. Since we do not know the breeds, we decided to have a contest and see if anyone guesses correctly. Obviously we might not know for a while since no record is kept by MPC about what was sent. We are going to have to figure it out as they grow out. In the meantime, we’ll give you a chance to look at the baby pictures and take a shot at guessing the breeds. A winner will be chosen randomly from all the entries with five correct guesses. If no one correctly guesses all five breeds, then those guessing four correctly will be included in the random draw. We’ll continue on until a winner is determined. To help us with the contest, we are turning to rafflecopter.com. All guesses will be hidden, except from us, so you can’t copy someone else’s work! Please note that MPC says the breeds will most likely be from that list, but I suppose it could be any other brown egg layer they sell.
So take time to look at the pictures and take your best shot. We will notify the winner via email and you will have 48 hours to contact us. If we don’t hear back from you, we’ll choose another winner. As we identify the breeds ourselves, we will post updates as to when we think the contest might end. Please check back for updates or follow us on Bloglovin to make sure you don’t miss out.
You are probably wondering what you’ll win, right? The winner will receive one $50.00 gift certificate of their choice to Tractor Supply, Amazon, or Target. Just let us know which gift certificate you prefer when we notify you as the winner.
Let’s get the party started!
Chick #1
Chick #2
Chick #3
Chick #4
Chick #5
Good luck! You can only enter once, so make it count!