8 Organically Raised Laying Hens for Sale - GEORGIA

[oxfordmedley]

Eight (8) hens available for some backyard chickens. All have been raised on organic only feed and scratch and treats from day 1. They were hatched Feb 2015 and hand raised.

Would love if they found a home with plenty of acres to roam. All have good temperament. Some are a bit skittish. All come at the sound of scratch. They currently live in an enclosed run with a coop and tunnels for outside access during the day and get to free range for an hour or two in the evening.

Rhode Island Red x 1 - Named Venti (or Red)
Ameraucana x 3 - Named Cortana, Spartan, and Soleil - two lay light blue, one lays light green (not sure which)
Buff Orpingtons x 2 - Named Lemon and Poppy
Black Australorps x 2 - Named Lumi and Belle

If the whole flock goes, I will include their water bucket, feeder, and whatever food I have left (currently have probably a two week supply of organic layer pellets and maybe a four month supply of organic scratch).

Whole flock produces between 3 to 7 eggs daily in the summer months. Will likely molt in late October all around the same time frame. One of the Austs goes broody twice a year. I use the crate breaking method for three days since I don't hatch, but I think she'd be great if you want to let her hatch.

Open to offers, thinking $180 for flock but I've never sold any before... $20 each with a minimum of two ladies (I'd feel better if they at least had a friend).

Located in Oxford, GA. Local pickup, might be willing to meet further south in Eatonton or Milledgeville.

 

[AudieWarren]

Why are you wanting to sell them?

 

[oxfordmedley]

Sorry for ghosting - I was looking to re-home the ladies due to stress around keeping them out of the neighboring yards. I don't know how, but I seem to have raised crafty escape artists that think the grass is greener in the neighbor's yard. Or rather, the bugs are tastier in the neighbor's nicely groomed flower beds. Since they are older, I'm not able to smooth over an incidents anymore with fresh eggs, so rather than confining them to an enclosed run I wanted to find them a place to roam free.

Four ladies (Red, and the Easter Eggers) found a great home. I decided to keep the more docile four for now. I'm still struggling to keep them out of the neighbor's yard, but catching the slowest four is easier than eight...