- Feb 2, 2013
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I have started a new flock. I very much hoped to have dark egg layers and/or olive eggers. This proved rather difficult as I could not have a rooster and I am starting with a very small flock (6 hens). This ruled out chicks from most local breeders as they were unsexed and having just six birds shipped to eastern washington was a bad idea.
I have been reading a great deal about those who seek to raise chickens that conform to a breed standard having to cull many chickens whose appearance was irregular. This prompted the following question:
When I expand my flock next year, would it be a realistic plan to post an add here asking to buy pullets at the point of laying or other younger laying hens that fail to meet the standard? I would be seeking decent layers of dark eggs. I simply do not care what the chicken looks like. The could be Mike the Headless Chicken for all I care.
I would pay for shipping (can a grown bird be shipped?) and would be willing to pay somewhere in the $25-50 range for a hen. Do you think I would find takers?
Thanks
ANDHAM
I have been reading a great deal about those who seek to raise chickens that conform to a breed standard having to cull many chickens whose appearance was irregular. This prompted the following question:
When I expand my flock next year, would it be a realistic plan to post an add here asking to buy pullets at the point of laying or other younger laying hens that fail to meet the standard? I would be seeking decent layers of dark eggs. I simply do not care what the chicken looks like. The could be Mike the Headless Chicken for all I care.
I would pay for shipping (can a grown bird be shipped?) and would be willing to pay somewhere in the $25-50 range for a hen. Do you think I would find takers?
Thanks
ANDHAM