Does anyone visit this page anymore? If so, I found a list of swap/meets/ auctions, I thought I would share: https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Iowa_Swap.html
Sorry I won't be much help to you I don't raise Chickens, only quail.
BYC has a lot of info and pictures of coops on here maybe you'll find something you like. Hopefully someone else can help and are more knowledgeable about chickens.
Yay! more Iowa quail people.
I would like some Bobwhite's someday. I love their looks and call. How do you keep them during breeding season 1:1?
I hope your chicken will do a great job hatching and raising them.
I got myself 18 coturnix quail eggs in the bator. I only wanted 6 eggs but... well you know how it goes. Due to hatch April 12/13.
I love quail eggs!
Anyone else here raise quail?
How many did they have hatch? I can count 16? they are so cute and fuffy. Our school used to hatch chicks when my kids were little I don't know if they still do it or not. The kids love it!
This looks like an old page? chicks running around in a brooder. it's dated 2011?
edited because I believe they already hatched yesterday or the day before.
Yikes! Have you tried the Kalona sale barn? I think on Wednesday mornings they sell eggs. I don't know if anyone brings turkey eggs or not. My dad used to go there and I would meet him in the summertime, but neither of us have been in a while. I'll ask him To check and see if their are any and...
Does anyone near Des Moines, raise turkeys? A friend of mine would like me to hatch a few for her but the eggs seem to be quite expensive when looking. What would be a decent price for turkey hatching eggs? from the prices I'm seeing for eggs she may be better off buying them as chicks instead...
I got this flyer in my email. Not sure if I can put it on here but I'll attach the link, they can always take it down. I'm not any part of it and I didn't know the store was even there. I just thought I would pass it on to other Iowa's who may want to go.
It's Fam & City Supply chick days this...
I have no chickens or any poultry. I live in a small town NW of Des Moines, no poultry allowed at this time.
But I do love to hatch eggs for others. If your wanting any eggs hatched let me know. I currently have 2 hovabators that are empty.
I only hatch for fun and try to get the best hatch...
I love the Kalona Sale. I usually meet up with my Dad as this sale. But we both decided it was to cold for us to go this time. He was going to bring some coturix but he didn't get a good hatch anyway this time. We will wait and catch one later this spring or summer there when my son is out of...
karimw, Congrats on your chickies. I saw it on the hatchalong but I was so far behind reading after the weekend, that I forgot to click on your picture of cuties and wasn't about to go back and find it again. LOL They are adorbable. I think you said, but how many did you end up with?
Hi Quackhead!
There is one at Kalona before Easter, Mar 23.
http://www.kalonasalesbarn.com/home/Exotic/tabid/55/Default.aspx or they sell poultry at the wednesday sales.
edited to add date.
aww, that would be adorable. what a good mommy.
I usually hatch and give the babies back to whom I got the eggs from. These last quail that I hatched, I did trade some for barred rock hatching eggs, so I could joing the Easter hatch along and the chicks will got to my folks. Mom's been wanting...