It looks like I will have maybe 3 BLR Wyandotte cockerels to sell at the swap. They are fully feathered and spending their first full night out in the garage without a lamp tonight. They will be 9 weeks old by swap day. I *might* also have some silver penciled, hen feathered, cockerels but I have to take a closer look at the SP crew to see if there are any cockerels in the group. I'll be looking at all the chicks closely for sexing tomorrow. Usually I'm just too busy playing with them to pay attention to whether they are pullets or cockerels :lol If I find any cockerels in the other colors they will be for sale as well. I will update with exactly what I'll have tomorrow night.
Also, just out of not wanting to waste them, I will be selling some Royal Palm tail feathers for 10 cents each. My Bruiser and I got in a conflict yesterday and he tried to escape. I spent an hour chasing him and finally got as close as I ever was going to, just close enough to grab a hold of his tail. I hated having to catch him that way but he would not let me any closer. As soon as I reached for him I had just enough time to grab his tail as he launched himself into the air. I was able to pin him to the ground and pick him up pretty quickly but his initial try at flight caused him to lose 10 or so of his shorter tail feathers. I don't know if anyone has a use for them, a craft project perhaps, but they are white feathers with a shiny black band towards the top. In case anyone is wondering Bruiser is fine, hurt his pride but but I looked him over closely once I had him caught all the way and he wasn't bloody or tender in his posterior region from whence the feathers came. I did learn a valuable lesson though. Do not leave coop door open with new turkey inside, even for just a little while.
So that's that. I'll update as soon as I know better what I have available. All of our pullets are sold so it will just be a handful of cockerels.
