I'd like to place an order for hatchery EEs, but the minimum is 15 chicks and I don't need that many right now. Would anyone in the New England area want to split an order with me? I'll drive your share of the chicks to you if you're located within a reasonable distance, or we can meet half way...
My neighbor's little girl lost her beloved two white EE hens, Snowball and Cotton, to what looks like accidental food poisoning. This ten year old girl is devastated. Would anyone in the Nw England area have two bearded/muffed white EE pullets that I could buy for her, as replacements? I can...
I just read on the My Pet Chicken site that there are 25 vaccinated assorted day-old pullet chicks that have been left at the Summit, NJ Post Office this morning. They are free to whomever can go get them this morning. The post said to email My Pet Chicken at [email protected] if you...
Would anyone know of a rooster sanctuary in the New England or NY area? My friend has a sweet roo (purebred but hatchery stock) and she cannot keep him---but she wants to be sure he doesn't end up on someone's plate. I know there are a few rooster sanctuaries on the west coast---are there any on...
Is there any method of sexing (or at least making an educated guess about gender) on two week old Speckled Sussex chicks, such as incoming wing feather color perhaps? Would a cockerel chick have more white on the lower wing feather than a pullet chick (both do have white, of course)? Or perhaps...
Opinions please: who is the friendlier, more "lap chicken" breed, Speckled Sussex or Salmon Faverolles?
To even the "playing field", let's compare hatchery birds of these breeds.
Can anyone suggest a breeder/seller who may have two or three large fowl cochin pullets for sale, or sexed chicks for sale? I'd like to find them in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island or Connecticut, if possible. Thanks!