little chiken, sorry you didn't make it to the meeting Sunday. Maybe next month!
I decided to get out of keeping Delawares if anybody is interested. Here's the ad: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/901165/delawares-from-kathyinmo-recreated-line
I just have too many chickens, working with too many breeds, and getting REALLY tired of not being able to go anywhere. I need a break from this blasted heat. I need to trim down my bird numbers to make it more manageable for a housesitter and I have come to the realization I will have to pay someone. Not able to find a rent-work exchange, sigh. If anybody knows of a RELIABLE farm sitter for the Tucson area, please PM me their contact info. They would have to live here while taking care of the place, too much to do for it to work otherwise.
My hens aren't laying too well in this heat, but I still got over a dozen eggs yesterday. And the turkeys are laying, the heat doesn't seem to affect them as much. So anybody wanting good price on adult laying hens (most from last year, but some are 2 years old), now is a good time to hit me up because I NEED TO CUT BACK! Hens, young (3-4 month old) pullets, 2 month old pullets (red sexlinks), I've got 'em.
Also have a new hatch of Royal Palm turkey poults for sale (ad up for those, too: here and on CL) Because they were all sold and supposed to ship out yesterday, but the PO put a hold on shipped birds because of the heat. Took 'em down to the PO yesterday evening and was turned away. This after asking the guy last time if they stop shipping poultry when it gets hot, and he said NO---so I hatched this order of poults and both me and the would-be recipient are bummed.
Now what kind of customer service is going on at the PO anyway? I spoke with the supervisor and she told me this hold is the FIRST TIME they have done this. Why? Because they used to put the birds in the cab of the freight truck where is was cool. Now the PO has decided birds are "regular" mail, so they just go in the back with the rest of the mail! And it is obviously too hot for them there. How many of you remember last year, when the PO was proposing to charge extra for shipping birds, to compensate for the extra handling they give them anyway? But don't get paid for? Are they trying to make a statement? Like, you are not paying for extra handling on birds, so we won't give them any?? IDK, sorry for the rant! I really would not have hatched 15+ Royal Palms this time of year but for a buyer!
I decided to get out of keeping Delawares if anybody is interested. Here's the ad: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/901165/delawares-from-kathyinmo-recreated-line
I just have too many chickens, working with too many breeds, and getting REALLY tired of not being able to go anywhere. I need a break from this blasted heat. I need to trim down my bird numbers to make it more manageable for a housesitter and I have come to the realization I will have to pay someone. Not able to find a rent-work exchange, sigh. If anybody knows of a RELIABLE farm sitter for the Tucson area, please PM me their contact info. They would have to live here while taking care of the place, too much to do for it to work otherwise.
My hens aren't laying too well in this heat, but I still got over a dozen eggs yesterday. And the turkeys are laying, the heat doesn't seem to affect them as much. So anybody wanting good price on adult laying hens (most from last year, but some are 2 years old), now is a good time to hit me up because I NEED TO CUT BACK! Hens, young (3-4 month old) pullets, 2 month old pullets (red sexlinks), I've got 'em.
Also have a new hatch of Royal Palm turkey poults for sale (ad up for those, too: here and on CL) Because they were all sold and supposed to ship out yesterday, but the PO put a hold on shipped birds because of the heat. Took 'em down to the PO yesterday evening and was turned away. This after asking the guy last time if they stop shipping poultry when it gets hot, and he said NO---so I hatched this order of poults and both me and the would-be recipient are bummed.
Now what kind of customer service is going on at the PO anyway? I spoke with the supervisor and she told me this hold is the FIRST TIME they have done this. Why? Because they used to put the birds in the cab of the freight truck where is was cool. Now the PO has decided birds are "regular" mail, so they just go in the back with the rest of the mail! And it is obviously too hot for them there. How many of you remember last year, when the PO was proposing to charge extra for shipping birds, to compensate for the extra handling they give them anyway? But don't get paid for? Are they trying to make a statement? Like, you are not paying for extra handling on birds, so we won't give them any?? IDK, sorry for the rant! I really would not have hatched 15+ Royal Palms this time of year but for a buyer!
