There is an adoption pending for the hens in the next couple days and with any luck they should have a new home on the 4th. Thanks for all the views, I'll leave the ad up for now so anyone interested knows the situation and will take it down as soon as they are truly out the door.
Just thought I'd add:
I'm guessing folks here are still thawing out after that surprise winter we had. For the record the Australorp will be going on 4 yrs old this April, she has a beautiful green sheen to her feathers, and she's the 'queen' of the flock. The Red Star lets her legs hang down...
This is happening to me also. Exactly as shown and described. Can't block a member even after trying, the "please wait" pops up for a split second then disappears, the person doesn't appear on my block list.
Craigslist is just ppl looking for free chicken dinners. I'd like to at least try to find them a home first. These are young hens who don't deserve to be eaten.
FYI: Still available.
I need to re-home my perfectly sound, mixed breed flock. Looking for a home where they can continue a decent lifestyle for at least a few more years like they deserve. I've been wanting to re-home them anyway and now seems like a good time.
They are: 1 Red Star, 1 Barred Plymouth Rock, =both...
This sounds quite similar to what one of my hens (red star) was doing about a month ago after a sudden drop in temperature with the weather. It passed quickly after keeping her inside for about 48 hours inside the house. I was worried it might be contagious but the other two showed no signs of...
If anyone has experience doing this I'd enjoy their thoughts. From what I've seen this is a huge operation that's probably not worth it, but it would be fun to do at least once in a lifetime.