Anyone for an Iowa Chicken Swap

[yotetrapper]

Will you have any dominique chicks available Ryu? I have one lonely dominique roo, and I go to Burlington every month as well....

 

[Ryu]

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I have something that might work better. I have some hens that have combs like this:

I think that they would really help keep the Silkie comb flat. They are only partially laced, which would really help you breed out the pattern--if your silkies are solid colors. These hens are chunks. One "Chicken Little" is 1/2 Cornish, and the other "Katie" is 3/4 cornish.

But I could get you a roo if you really want one:

Not real Exhibition typey, but lots of mass.

 

[Ryu]

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Hmm, all I have is three lonely hens right now (one Stichler excellent quality exhibition hen, and two from south all just over a year old). I could bring them to Burlington May 2. I can post pics if you would like.

I am on Mike's wait list for chicks, and I'm sure to won't keep all of those either, but I'd like to get some age on them before I sort (talk about counting chicks before they're hatched!

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[Ryu]

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I would be interested in the Olive eggers too. Can you write me privatively and shoot me a price for them? My granddaughter and I both love going on an Easter egg hunt every weekend when she visits. I promise they would have a good home. My neighbors love my birds and bring them veggies everyday. I have a huge run (HUGE) for them and a isolated winter house as well thats right out my back door. They can't sneeze and I don't hear it. All my birds other then 3 EEs and 3 bantams are really young.. REALLY young.. so some that are laying would be so nice. Im getting 2 bantam eggs, 2 EE eggs one BR egg and one silkie egg a day.. I have no roo..

He is way to young. So ya.. they will have a good home and I have vet refrances if you would like. I have lived in the same house for 19yrs this fall, so Im not going anywhere.. and neither would they.

We have a ton of young Maran roos and a couple lavender Ameraucana (with a straight comb

) roos if you would like to pick out a roo too. They are with the girls right now.

The Maran roo over a blue laying Ameraucana is how we made the Olive eggers. We get a rainbow from the laying flock it is cool.

I will let her know.

 

[Ryu]

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I will let her know. Thanks!

 

[EmptyNest]

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I'm in Creston.

 

[Ang]

Just went to Burlington for the first time last weekend. So much fun! And my kids all loved it. We'll be going back next month.

 

[iajewel]

Whats in Burlington?

 

[chickeemama]

Just chiming in here, I am in North Central Iowa, by Mason City. Would love to get involved in a swap. Just went to Waverly a couple weekends ago, Burlington is a bit of a road trip...how often is it, what is it like?

 

[yotetrapper]

It's a swap meet, in Burlington. It's nice, can find some nice birds sometimes, but IMO, not worth driving to from Mason City, LOL. Thats about 4 hours......