IS THIS A GOOD DEAL OR WHAT??? UPDATE!!!

[mtnhomechick]

OK......here's the deal. A woman down here has a step daughter who loves her very much and bought her 10 laying hens about three weeks ago. The woman SHE bought them from said they would be laying in a few weeks.

There NOT laying hens but meat birds. Been living ( at least for the last three weeks ) on layer pellets. They are about 5 lb. now and the woman has them advertised to get rid of them. Of course, she still wants laying hens. She is only asking $4 apiece for them.

I could finish them in a couple weeks easy.

What do You all think?

Mary

 

[SamG347]

BUY BUY BUY

 

[silkiechicken]

Do it! Just quarentine till slaughter.

 

[mtnhomechick]

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I have an empty pen right now it's 9x9. Think I could just put tarp around the whole thing and put some straw down on the ground?

I would never put them in with " the girls"!!

 

[Wildsky]

and perhaps you can sell her some laying hens?

 

[mtnhomechick]

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I mentioned bartering with some of my wlh but she didn't respond. I assumed that's what she THOUGHT she was getting.

 

[Southerngirl]

Hmmm, Hmmm Good !!! I would buy them if I lived closer !!!! Good deal ! Go for it !!

 

[mtnhomechick]

I wonder if there could be any health risk to eating meat birds you haven't completely raised yourself.

Any thoughts?

 

[Laskaland]

If you can do your own processing, you betcha, baby. GO FOR IT!!

Why don't I stumble on any of these Neat things???

Woot! Your family will get 10-12 yummie meals for $48??

NICE!
Christina

 

[silkiechicken]

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Probably not any more than store birds. Ask if they've been treated with anything like wormers, and grow them out a few weeks.