arazla
Songster
I just bought 4 hens from a local breeder. They have a nice website and the guy raising them was very personable and let me come to the farm. I drove an hour so was determined to get this started since I have too many roosters, but did notice all the chickens seemed somewhat dirty and disheveled. It was muddy and foggy out and I'm new at this. Unfortunately after getting them home, seems like lice and mites. I got two Lavender English Orpingtons, a Barred Rock and an Azure Blue. The lavenders were listed as two years old, so I didn't expect too many eggs, but we've gotten ONE egg from both and have had them 6 days now. Does that seem about right? A chicken owning neighbor told me you can request an official statement from breeders regarding the age and vaccination status of their chickens. Is this standard? I feel kind of shy about asking for this after the fact. I was going to go up and possibly get another Azure blue for this funny little chicken, since she kind of stands out and stays on her own, but it means being able to trust the breeder and going through treatment all over for one hen, so not sure.