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Thanks so much everyone...great information!!! I know that Cochins are not stellar layers, but I thought that I might get lucky since the chicks would be half "stellar layer". I am hoping to hatch my own chicks out from this guy. Also, I do want the eye candy! It's been fun looking at...

I am choosing a rooster for my flock and am considering a 2 year old Sumatra who has lost his place in his current flock. He is missing some feathers around his neck and his tail feathers are a bit tattered. Is this something that would grow back over time, being he is 2 years old? Has anyone...

That's what I was thinking, but thought there might be opinions based on age (one rooster is 2 years, while the other is 1) and breed in general. I don't have experience with either breed. Also the older one is more tattered/beat up, but am thinking his feathers will grow back in? Thanks for...

Hi there! I have a small flock (so far) of 9 hens that are a year old in April/May: 4 RIR, 2 Comets, 1 Buff Orpington and 2 Americaunas. In searching Craigslist for a rooster, I have narrowed it down to 2 choices: a 2 year old black Sumatra who's lost his place as top rooster and needs a...

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Hey all! This will still be a great thread for anyone looking for a rooster in Maine, but just wanted to let everyone know I found a wonderful barred Rock boy that we already love. Good luck with finding homes and/or finding roos, and thanks for all the great offers!!!

Wow, how do I choose?! I am gonna run and take a sociology exam this morning and then will get back on and read through these and get back to you guys. This is awesome! Thanks! Jen Feel free to post some pics!

And by sweet deal, I mean friendly and free! Just thinking there is someone on here who may need to find a home for that extra roo? He will be free-range by day (though they do hang 'round the house in case we throw anything), and locked up in the coop by night. He will have 8 or 9...

Hiya! I'm on here looking for a rooster, as the ones I've hatched have...mysteriously disappeared. Do you still have an extra roo in need of a home? I could meet you in Brunswick or something! Thanks, Jen

Okay - I came on here to find out if my chickens were going to be okay after raiding the outside trash can and grabbing a chicken bone from last night's dinner. I'm feeling like they will be okay after reading that other people's chickens have eaten hot dogs, etc. Plus, I know some give their...

Oooo, West Gardiner! Do you have any fertile eggs besides guinea's? I've toyed with the idea of having some, but am not sure I want to commit yet. I know they hatch a little earlier than chicken's eggs, so I wouldn't be able to mix things up. Thanks! (and nice to meet you!) I'm going to...

I'm in Bowdoinham - right near the town line of Richmond...25 mins. from Augusta, Topsham, Bath and/or Brunswick. Or you could just say 25 mins. from anywhere I need to go. I'm in Brunswick each week and will be down in Portland at some point this week. Do any of you want to give me a few...

I need these quick and am hoping there is someone on here who is local that could hook me up. My rooster was killed and my hen went broody 3 or so weeks later. She's a great mom, but unfortunately, the 10 eggs she is sitting on do not appear to be fertilized. Get ahold of me with what you have...

Thanks, Matt - that's what I'll do!

My sweet hen hatched all 8 of her eggs last May, only to have some nasty creature dig it's way into the barn and eat everyone at two weeks old (they were SO cute!). The predator also ate 3 older chicks I had purchased, leaving me with my Momma hen, one older chick, and one rooster. A few weeks...