I moved and now I have to get rid of almost all my chickens.
I'm very sad about this, but DH is letting me keep a few of them.
Here's what I have:
6 New Hampshire hens hatched in Sept 2014, 1 hatched in Feb 2015, 1 hatched in Aug 2015 (she was hatched from my broody hen; the older ones are hatchery birds; I get mostly large and some extra-large eggs from them)
(two have set and hatched eggs for me, one let the flock peck one of her chicks to death, so I gave her second chick to the other broody and she protected all the chicks for about three months)
2 New Hampshire roosters: 1 hatched Sept 2014 (purchased with the hens), 1 hatched Aug 2015 (hatched with the hen mentioned above)
11 Black Australorp pullets: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; a lot of them are laying, but I don't know which ones are and which ones aren't, but whoever isn't laying right now will be soon; I'm getting small eggs from them)
3 Black Australorp roosters: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; all crowing)
6 Barred Plymouth Rock pullets: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; most are laying, I don't know which ones, whoever isn't laying now will be soon; I'm getting extra small eggs from them)
Older chicks:
cockerel hatched Dec 2015 (pure NH)
cockerel hatched Feb 2016 (half NH, half Partridge Cochin, feathered legs)
2 pullets hatched Feb 2016 (pure NH)
pair hatched March 2016 (pure NH)
I'm willing to sell to multiple buyers, so first come, first serve.
Who am I kidding? I don't have time to post pictures; I wish I did b/c they're really pretty birds. I'm sorry.
I was going to keep a few but I'm not going to be able to keep any.
Here are the few I was going to keep:
- Partridge Cochin hen (proven broody; fostered chicks I had hatched; I had her set the eggs in a brooder, b/c I did not think she would be able to protect them from the NHs, and I had had a NH broody allow the flock to peck to death one of her NH chicks, so I wasn't taking any chances). (hatched Feb 2015)
- Golden Comet: very good layer; average five eggs a week all year long (daily in summer and a little slower in winter); but she's 3 years old.
- Golden Buff: was the extra chick when I ordered the Barred Rocks and Australorps (hatched Nov 2015)
- Red Production hen: hatched Feb 2015
I have free ranged my chickens all along. They forage well enough and are fed scratch grains (BOSS, oats, wheat, milo) as needed. Their eggs will be a little larger if they're confined and if they're fed layer rations, as most ppl do.
Thanks for checking out my listing.
I'm very sad about this, but DH is letting me keep a few of them.
Here's what I have:
6 New Hampshire hens hatched in Sept 2014, 1 hatched in Feb 2015, 1 hatched in Aug 2015 (she was hatched from my broody hen; the older ones are hatchery birds; I get mostly large and some extra-large eggs from them)
(two have set and hatched eggs for me, one let the flock peck one of her chicks to death, so I gave her second chick to the other broody and she protected all the chicks for about three months)
2 New Hampshire roosters: 1 hatched Sept 2014 (purchased with the hens), 1 hatched Aug 2015 (hatched with the hen mentioned above)
11 Black Australorp pullets: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; a lot of them are laying, but I don't know which ones are and which ones aren't, but whoever isn't laying right now will be soon; I'm getting small eggs from them)
3 Black Australorp roosters: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; all crowing)
6 Barred Plymouth Rock pullets: hatched Nov 2015 (hatchery birds; most are laying, I don't know which ones, whoever isn't laying now will be soon; I'm getting extra small eggs from them)
Older chicks:
cockerel hatched Dec 2015 (pure NH)
cockerel hatched Feb 2016 (half NH, half Partridge Cochin, feathered legs)
2 pullets hatched Feb 2016 (pure NH)
pair hatched March 2016 (pure NH)
I'm willing to sell to multiple buyers, so first come, first serve.
Who am I kidding? I don't have time to post pictures; I wish I did b/c they're really pretty birds. I'm sorry.
I was going to keep a few but I'm not going to be able to keep any.
Here are the few I was going to keep:
- Partridge Cochin hen (proven broody; fostered chicks I had hatched; I had her set the eggs in a brooder, b/c I did not think she would be able to protect them from the NHs, and I had had a NH broody allow the flock to peck to death one of her NH chicks, so I wasn't taking any chances). (hatched Feb 2015)
- Golden Comet: very good layer; average five eggs a week all year long (daily in summer and a little slower in winter); but she's 3 years old.
- Golden Buff: was the extra chick when I ordered the Barred Rocks and Australorps (hatched Nov 2015)
- Red Production hen: hatched Feb 2015
I have free ranged my chickens all along. They forage well enough and are fed scratch grains (BOSS, oats, wheat, milo) as needed. Their eggs will be a little larger if they're confined and if they're fed layer rations, as most ppl do.
Thanks for checking out my listing.
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