Maine Swaps 2011

[Moxiechick]

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does anyone have a blue laced red wyandotte rooster for sale?? i sold some chicks last yr and as luck would have it the weasel killed both of my blr, but the white survived. so i am in need of new wyandotte rooster. willing to travel especially if its' one of my babies.


We'll be coming up to the Wilton swap!

Mountaintopsilkies- we're looking for a Buff Orpington and an EE (An Orpington/EE cross might fit the bill nicely too

) so we'd love to see you there.

We're also looking for a Copper Marans (black or blue) pullet or hen. Since we are thinking of letting our girls free range some when we are home, we're thinking of getting a rooster in one of the following breeds- Columbian Wyandotte, EE/Ameraucana, Buff Orpington, Copper Marans, possibly Barred Plymouth Rock or some mix of the above. We want one that is a gentleman with his ladies, and while he doesn't need to be "lap chicken" friendly, we'd prefer one that isn't aggressive with people. We might also consider a young cockeral if we spot one that takes our eye.

If you think you have something like the above, we'd love to hear from you!

This will be our first chicken swap, and we're really looking forward to it!

 

[Widget]

I am thinking of bringing a few to the Lewiston swap. At this point I should have some Buff Orpingtons (non-hatchery) around 10 weeks old, maybe a few Silkies around 8 weeks old (they are hatchery birds) and at least a pair of year-old Ancona ducks. Then there are the NN roos that I would like rehome. They will be five months old in May. And perhaps a couple EE pullets who are also five months. I have some younger EE too but they would be under the 8 week rule and I don't want to have to worry about selling 6 at a time. So they might be available at one of the Sanford swaps later in the year.

I was able to let my older birds out for some free ranging today. They seemed so happy after being cooped up all winter. One of my Muscovy pairs made sure to play in every puddle of melted snow they could find. And the chickens made a beeline for the compost pile. I'm sure they will sleep well tonight after all that exercise.

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[CranberryCreekFarm]

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Thats exactly what my chickens did, scratched up our neat compost pile from the rabbit barn and spread it all over the yard...

 

[Double-0 Chicken]

We let ours our to free range all day yesterday and we were missing one girl last night when I went out to close up the coop-YIKES!. All the others were standing in the doorway looking out trying to see her. I had noticed she had been hanging around the garage and shed a lot during the afternoon hours...so I grabbed the shed keys and opened it up. I didn't see anything at first but when my eyes adjusted to the dark there she was! Roosting on the John Deere steering wheel like she owned it

Funny chicken!

Still working on Brunswick TSC about a chicken swap/farm day.

 

[Malbri]

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Any particular color you are looking for?

Nope, no color preferance as far as silkies/showgirls. Turkens I'm not a huge buff fan, I had a black hen that I really liked, but I'm not picky.

 

[mountaintopsilkies]

I think I have what your looking for! My are non-hatchery birds. The chicks are going on 7 weeks to 8 weeks.
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We'll be coming up to the Wilton swap!

Mountaintopsilkies- we're looking for a Buff Orpington and an EE (An Orpington/EE cross might fit the bill nicely too

) so we'd love to see you there.

We're also looking for a Copper Marans (black or blue) pullet or hen. Since we are thinking of letting our girls free range some when we are home, we're thinking of getting a rooster in one of the following breeds- Columbian Wyandotte, EE/Ameraucana, Buff Orpington, Copper Marans, possibly Barred Plymouth Rock or some mix of the above. We want one that is a gentleman with his ladies, and while he doesn't need to be "lap chicken" friendly, we'd prefer one that isn't aggressive with people. We might also consider a young cockeral if we spot one that takes our eye.

If you think you have something like the above, we'd love to hear from you!

This will be our first chicken swap, and we're really looking forward to it!

 

[CranberryCreekFarm]

Can't wait for the swap saturday. Cleaning out the cages and kennels so I can see what I can find to bring back home!

Looking specifically for : Cayugas, Indian runners, runner crosses, Anconas, and Muscoveys

Any laying hens

Easter egg layers

Breeding silkies or other "rareish" breeds

Breeding pairs of purebred rabbits

Flemish giant rabbit doe

If you have any of these, or unwanted poultry and live in maine, please PM me.

 

[mountaintopsilkies]

LOOKS Like good weather for the Morning Of Saturday April 16th! Rain is likely to hold hold off till the afternoon!

People selling can set up around 8 am -8:30am.

Buyers come early, Because everything usually sells out before 10 am.

Hope to see ya all there!

TSC Farm Swap Wilton, Maine
Rt.2 & 4

 

[hoppy]

I have 4 day old marans x wyandotte chicks if anyone is interested, 3 are feather legged, all have rosecombs and one is black, rest are light, maybe wheaton like mom?? also some just hatched buff silkies. contact me if interested, pick up here, too young for the swaps.

 

[jenni22776rn]

Does anyone have any informaiton on where I can get lavender opringtons or cochins? I can not make it to the wilton swap..but would the show in Windsor be a better bet? I am looking for pullets....I can not order them as I do not have the room for the 25 chicken min...Any informaiton would be great!