Oregon Fall Poultry Swap - October 22 - Corvallis @ the Fairgrounds!!! - Page 312

Someone needs to make sure to get these MaransX and the purebred Marans cockerels from us! The Marans crosses are out of a blue wheaten, so they are blue, with lots of beautiful wheaten features on their hackles, backs and wings. They are huge and would make a very stately barnyard rooster. They are crossed with Australorp hens, so their offspring should be very productive.

The Marans is a wheaten, is finally getting in enough feathers to start looking like a real chicken, and comes from very nice lines.

Don't worry about it - I have the list and the amount - $46 (oh, and if you happen to see and like another chicken cozy than the one you selected, you can trade them)

THANKS AGAIN for all your hard work!!!

Oh, and I forgot to mention - I still have that jar recycling offer:

For every pint or smaller size canning jar you bring me (clean, not chipped, lids don't have to be with), I will pay 30 cents. (or deduct that total from what you buy).

Thanks!!!

Updated raffle list:


Raffle items:
Small hutch plus 1 gal waterer and 3lb feeder from Del's
Specially designed Cake for our swap from Nutcakes Bakery
Earrings & necklace from auntpa-k
Jam & painted rooster from CathyM
Gift basket (honey, vanilla, soap, etc) from zanna
Feather mask from Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex
Pet goodie basket from CrittersNPets
2 cheesecakes (Blue Ribbon and Maple Pumpkin) from ZooMummzy
1 pint Chanterelle pesto and 3/4 bag fresh Chanterelles from peacedove
Homemade jewelry pouch by Rosa (outside vendor)
Towels/Dishcloths from Dail (outside vendor)
Handpainted egg ornament from Cindy (outside vendor)
Sampler gift box from Pacific Hazlenut Candy Company
One Handmade Chicken Harness With Leash from Sumatra503
2 framed watercolors - chickens from DancingHen
Kitchen towel set including 2 towels, 2 towel holders, 2 scrubbers and 2 pot holders from Zanna's MIL
John Deere cookie jar from chkgnt

So I am in from for a minute from beiing outside and wrangling up birds. Is anyone good at telling Ameraucana/Easter Eggers boys from girls at about age 6-8 weeks? I got ird of the obvious boys several weeks ago and I think that these are all girls. If somone would like to come over to my booth onece you have set up yours, and help me figure out boys from girls on about 4-5 young ones I would appreciate it.

the excitement continues to build around here. I have been going non-stop with shopping all day and will soon be packing stuff in the car.

Next thing on the list is marking the birds i'm taking, followed by cutting up apple branches for the chew stick, then digging up iris bulbs, then gathering up apples, then cutting a few pine branches, and I could go on and on and on.

I can try to help you out with that.  Slow blooming boys will throw me, but I should be able to get most of them right!    You'll probably have to remind me though!!

IF any one has an interest I've been saving feed sacks to be made into bags but the nice lady I was saving them for isn't able to come.  Let me know.  I'll probably throw them in in case I can get a bag  "swap" opportunity.

I have an addition to the list for people who were looking for Silkies...

I just got off the phone with Marge Best, and for anyone who knows her, knows she's got some AMAZING birds!!!

She and Ed are coming tomorrow, and she will be bringing the following:

Bearded Silkies in white, blue, splash, gray, black, buff, and lavender.  Most will be pairs, but she may part with some single girls. 

She also has 2 non-bearded lavender girls available.

She may also bring bantam Cochins in white and blue, and possibly a splash male or 2. 

I won't be talking to her again tonight, so it will be first come, first served for these birds.    Trust me, if you get Silkies or Cochins from Marge, you won't be sorry.    She said that ALL of these birds are at LEAST 4H-show / breeder quality, but many will be open-show quality.  She doesn't keep lesser birds around.