I think you have to be on facebook, but you could either have a friend post on your behalf or go to the library and make a throwaway account on that computer if you’re leery of facebook being on your devices. You'd just then have to go back there to check for responses (and remember to logout...
If you post this in an Atlanta-area chicken group on Facebook you will probably get many offers (but mostly cockerels) since lots of the metro Atlanta cities don’t allow roosters. Or get on the facebook group for the Newnan chicken swap meet that just happened and see if people who posted...
https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/support-files/cvpa2023showcatalog2-10-23deadline.pdf
https://m.facebook.com/groups/1670437519898501/
https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/Chattahoochee_Valley_Poultry_Association.html
It does say 2022 was canceled, but on the same page they have dates and info...
Around Atlanta I see about $3 for newborn mixed breed chicks (except fancy mixes like if they lay green or if they are sexed females). Barnyard hens seem to go for about $25? Maybe more if they are right at point of lay. But you could always start out posting a bit high and then go lower if they...
Oh and PS - it is easier to just build a roomy coop to start than enlarge one. Enlarging a coop, especially while you also have chickens IN the coop you have to relocate during the remodel, is annoying.
Theres the Mad Hatchery. Think it’s near Macon, and they don’t ship. You have to pick up. IF I am remembering right…but pretty sure thats why I ruled them out for myself. But check my info- I don’t trust my memory.
Yes. Tons of shade and plenty of cool water seem to be key. And I built my coop so in spring-fall I can have 2 of the walls totally hardware cloth so they get a great cross breeze. I cover one in winter.
Anyone near Atlanta interested in a Murray McMurray hatchery "ameraucana"? Per their website, not up to breed standard (so an easter egger to most people), but they say more than 99% carry the blue egg gene. 8.5 weeks old. Asking $20 to recoup our cost so far. He'd make fantastic blue or...
I don't...try facebook and other local social media groups. And try to get a "review" for local people, especially if your current chickens aren't vaccinated for mareks. It's rare, but sometimes people knowingly keep selling chickens that have it.
According the "the Google," I think you're right to be 100% sure...we could be interested if the price were low enough that the price per hen isn't too high when you factor in a rooster or two?
We just have a small flock as pets and for eggs. Right now, we have cuckoo marans and would prefer something different...ideally 2 or 3 individuals from different breeds so we can tell them apart easily. My husband's "dream" hen is the buff orpington. I really like the australorp. But we'd be...