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Rehoming adult breeding pair of Shetland hens (1 hen/ 1 rooster): - Lay blue/green eggs - Excellent temperament for confinement / small runs (landrace survived Shetland winters penned in barns and houses), so great for backyard runs and coops, docile & quiet (rooster does crow). Silkie-like...

Hi John- Yes, the Shetland pair is still available. DM me your contact info if you want to discuss by phone or email.

Selling adult breeding pair of Shetland hens (1 hen/ 1 rooster): - Lay blue/green eggs - Excellent temperament for confinement / small runs (landrace survived Shetland winters penned in barns and houses), so great for backyard runs and coops, docile & quiet (rooster does crow). Silkie-like...

I had a small flock of Shetlands in central CA and they were definitely fine with the heat- we had a horrible weekend of 110 degF in the shade where we kept spraying the run down. The Shetlands did fine that that mitigation. Personality-wise, they're very docile and a bit of the sweet dumbness...

Are you still raising birds? We are within driving pick-up distance and could be interested. best!

I received 9 Shetlands from Greenfire earlier this year about about 3 had little to no tail. Pic is of best tailless 'roo.

Shetland 'roo with no tail

Thanks for the great feedback on Hillside!

Thanks for the update! Glad to hear there's breeders maintaining some flocks!

If you have a Trader Joes in your area, they sell fertilized eggs (white, from Leghorns) for ~ $3/doz. The hatch rate may be lowered due to transportation and refrigeration, but I've heard of folk using these eggs to check hatch rates for newly set-up incubators.

Another +1 for Metzer. Have ordered ducks, geese, and CX chicks. (Adding their Runner ducks this year.) All healthy and vigorous. We can pick-up directly (versus shipped), so we may be less representative of an east coast shipment.

Check out Mr Horstman's dorkings (both red and silver) at http://www.horstmanspoultry.com/ My discussions with him indicated he'd prioritize chick orders over hatching eggs requests, though eggs were generally available later in the season.

Hi! I'd picked up my Basque hatching eggs from Stomp n Steer directly about 2 years ago in Santa Rosa, CA. Their website no longer lists the birds and indicates they're moving, but if you're out of options, they may be able to help with leads. As goes many hatching stories, we hatched 4 boys & 1...

Would love to hatch out your birds! (4 acres in Santa Cruz Mts) Preference to: # 5 - Sweet Potato Quechua can substitute up to 4 eggs of others mixed into 1 doz. We usually incubate then graft day-olds onto broody hens, otherwise, brooding buckets. Property is zoned Res Ag, so limit on birds...

Congratulations! Let me know if you're still looking for a home for your ladies! We have 4 acres in the Santa Cruz mountains and will be adding a new coop/run (12' x 40') soon. Birds free range in our orchard & forest during the day and secured in coop at night. Total flock 40ish chickens/...