Do to unforeseen circumstances I am having to rehome my flock of 10 hens and 1 Rooster. I am heartbroken but would like them to go to a good home. They are all about 16 weeks of age having obtained them from our local feed store. They are and have been in excellent health. I have 4 Black Laced Wyandotte Hens, 6 Amberlink hens and 1 Black Laced Wyandotte Rooster. The hens have not started to lay yet and the Rooster has just started to crow. The first four pics are from a month ago, the last 2 pics are this morning. I am in the Dayton, Ohio area and willing to deliver up to 100 miles. Thanks for taking the time to look.
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Too far away, but good luck! I second giving Craigslist a try. Make it clear they are getting really close to laying age—a lot of chicken newbies want to give raising them a go but are nervous about getting day old chicks and messing it up with babies. I know that was a big fear of mine before I realized how simple it really is to raise the itty bitties.
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Not yet, just made the decision this morning and wasn't sure it Craigslist is too sketchy these days. I would like for them to end up with someone who wants eggs and not meat, LOL
cherrynberry
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They are so beautiful...but I am too far away...hope they find a good home!
One Lucky Momma
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Sooo sorry you’re having to go through this. Heartbreaking.
They’re beautiful and obviously well cared for. You’ll have a lot of response, and hopefully be able to keep them together if that’s possible. May it be a smooth transition for you and the birds
They’re beautiful and obviously well cared for. You’ll have a lot of response, and hopefully be able to keep them together if that’s possible. May it be a smooth transition for you and the birds
I understand. If I could have more chickens, I would take them. I'm just north of you, a little west of Cleveland
Hi, Arete.
Much sympathy to you for all you're going through.
If you're still looking for a home for your birds, I'm very interested.
I just had to reregister -- maybe too long since my last login? -- so I look like I'm brand new on the site, but have spent many hours here. After years of wanting chickens, but never managing to make the leap, I've finally ordered a coop. I'm gathering supplies and looking for chickens while I wait. Coop should arrive within ten days. Mfr says it fits up to 15 full-size chickens ... though reviewers say that's a tight squeeze.
I'm home nearly all the time, with acres of land, so the birds wouldn't have to be "indoors" except at night. ... If it really did turn out to be too crowded, I imagine I wouldn't balk at getting a second coop to accommodate them comfortably.
I really want to get my chickens all from the same place, so they're not stressed by unfamiliar roommates (nor possible stranger-contagion), on top of a new home and carer. For that and some other reasons, I'm really drawn to the flock you describe.
I'm in WV, about an hour from Ripley, which I see is about 170 miles from Dayton. It's obviously not an easy distance, but I'd be willing to drive a long way, to adopt such an ideal-for-me flock. I've never transported chickens before, and would need to educate myself about how that works ... especially re whether they'd fit in my car, or whether I'd need to bring my trailer, or borrow a pickup.
So. If you still have the birds, still need to find them a home, and can hang onto them for another week or two, please let me know. I'd be glad and grateful to adopt them, and I would do my best to provide the happiest possible home for them. (Keen concern for chicken welfare is what's made me so slow to take the plunge ... hyper-solicitous perfectionism does not help when trying to get started with chickens!)
thx
Much sympathy to you for all you're going through.
If you're still looking for a home for your birds, I'm very interested.
I just had to reregister -- maybe too long since my last login? -- so I look like I'm brand new on the site, but have spent many hours here. After years of wanting chickens, but never managing to make the leap, I've finally ordered a coop. I'm gathering supplies and looking for chickens while I wait. Coop should arrive within ten days. Mfr says it fits up to 15 full-size chickens ... though reviewers say that's a tight squeeze.
I'm home nearly all the time, with acres of land, so the birds wouldn't have to be "indoors" except at night. ... If it really did turn out to be too crowded, I imagine I wouldn't balk at getting a second coop to accommodate them comfortably.
I really want to get my chickens all from the same place, so they're not stressed by unfamiliar roommates (nor possible stranger-contagion), on top of a new home and carer. For that and some other reasons, I'm really drawn to the flock you describe.
I'm in WV, about an hour from Ripley, which I see is about 170 miles from Dayton. It's obviously not an easy distance, but I'd be willing to drive a long way, to adopt such an ideal-for-me flock. I've never transported chickens before, and would need to educate myself about how that works ... especially re whether they'd fit in my car, or whether I'd need to bring my trailer, or borrow a pickup.
So. If you still have the birds, still need to find them a home, and can hang onto them for another week or two, please let me know. I'd be glad and grateful to adopt them, and I would do my best to provide the happiest possible home for them. (Keen concern for chicken welfare is what's made me so slow to take the plunge ... hyper-solicitous perfectionism does not help when trying to get started with chickens!)
thx
Have you tried craigslist?
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