Hi, I'm from Cresco, Iowa. Its over by Decorah, if anyone knows where either of them are. Weare also new to chicken raising, as we just moved out here to an acerage in Febuary. Right now I have 40 chickens. 10 bantam chicks that are still in the brroder, 10 Cornish Rocks chicks(4 [4 are 7 weeks old and te other ones 4 weeks old] of which will be butchered soon, and I"m not going to be there when its done, thankfully), 4 Barred Rock Chicks, 4 Hardy Concord Chicks, 4 Rhode Island Red Chicks, 3 Araucana chicks. Then we have 2 Americana pullets which are 3 or 4 months old. Then we have two bantam hens and a rooster.
There are butchering places, around where I live, but I wouldn't think you would want to drive all the way here to get the butchered. I wouldnt have any idea if there was one in Monona or not..
The waverly swapmeet, i think is September 23rd or 2nd or something in September. I would have to go check the calander to be sure. Its in Waverly at the fairgrounds. It has a pretty good turnout, I enjoyed it. There was another one in Harpers Ferry, that happens again later this year, and that wasnt as good as the one at Waverly.