Maryland Poultry Swap & Farmer's Market **UPDATED w/ PICS pg.43**

[Soaring Chicks]

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Hello &

They are a good heritage breed.
The NHR lay lg brn eggs,
Marans lay lg dark drn eggs ( milk chocolate to dk) and a good dual perpose breed.
The wyandotte's lay a lg cream colored eggs and is a good dual purpose breed
As far as what would be good for depends on what you want.
A dual perpose birds lays well and has a good meat body for eating
A layer is one that lays very well like Aussies (gooziscat has them) have laid 364 eggs a year.
Or if you want a just for fun that will lay small eggs and up then there is alot of them.
Let me know what you are really looking for and I (we) can help you out.
You can reply here and everyone will help you or you can email or pm me and I can give you a list of what breeds will work for what you are looking for and also the breeders that have them.

 

[Chicken Junkies]

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White is the color I still have most of. lol I had 8... first a cock disappeared without a trace, hen got killed by hawk, hen and her 30 + eggs disappeared... just found some feathers, cock disappeared without a trace in a storm, now my alpha pair, a Pied cock and his white hen have disappeared without a trace, just like the TV show.

I just hatched a new white keet and three Pied keets, plus the three Guinea hens that are sharing a nest are hatching. Have heard peeping, but they aren't getting off nest yet. Don't EVER stick your leather gloved hand into a nest of 3 Guinea hens. Yikes. Lucky I still have a hand.

Thanks though. I'll let ya know when I get Violets and more Blues. I want some Chocolates too. Denis might let me buy a mated pair we heard about. He's an enabler. lol

Oh, the dozen BLRW I got from ya... 8 hatched and 3 are zipping in the bator right now. Not bad. Your Guinea eggs hatch next weekend. A couple were clear, but should get some to hatch. Thanks SOOOOOO much.

On a downside...

I had 6 Peacock eggs in a trusted bator and walked in to check it tonight and it had spiked to 115 degrees. Never happened before. I had checked them an hour earlier. I am just plain sick.

 

[Msbear]

You definitely have a chance with those pea eggs. A spike that you catch right away has less time to damage. Check them tonight for black veining and die off. I know what that looks like

On a good note, hatched out 10 or jumbo coturnix.. they are the cutest little itty bitties EVER. I have a bunch more to hatch next week. AND, I heard peeping coming from my tack barn where I have two turks brooding together in the hay bales. I found one sqooshed... actually smelled him first

so, Im keeping the rest in the brooder (with the itty bitties) until they all hatch out. Miss Ducky is on a bunch of RP turkey eggs too so, I'll scope her today. But, she's got herself waaaaaay back under the carriage house and I cannot reach her... may send in the 4 year old to investigate.. That duck will hiss and scream and throw a fit! ....serves him right for messin with my bator

So, now.. I need to take some pics of these turks and quailies all together.. It is so adorable. The little ones climb all over the big ones. just a pile-0-snuggles

 

[Travilah]

Soaring Chick

Thanks for the great info! I am really enjoying this website and the enormous amount of knowledge everyone has! I am hoping to find two girls to add to my tiny flock at the swap. My Golden Comets are friendly and terrific layers. But 4 is just not enough

. At this point, I intend to have for the joy of it and thier eggs. No plans for freezer food at this stage of the game. The Dominiques are on my list, although I thought I could make the rounds at the swap, meet you all, and learn some more. Adding more color to my nest box (ie EEs) is a fun idea too!

Chris

 

[Chicken Junkies]

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Thanks for the hope.

I also have 8 Pea eggs out in their nest. Hope they go broody soon. No luck with my Royal Palms.

Might trade ya Pea for Palm. lol

 

[Soaring Chicks]

GUESS WHAT !!??

I have Duckie eggs!!!!!

My Blue Apricot Call Ducks laid their first eggs !

So I will have some Call duck eggs for the swap!
Ok Back to the regular thread. Sorry for hijacking it!

 

[Chicken Junkies]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6518324#p6518324 msbear need answers on the swap in July. I just found it on this link.

Either weekend is good for us.

 

[JustTom]

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I'm sure this is going to be obvious once someone tells me, but what does LF mean?

I am in need of a Dom rooster. Would you or anyone else have one available?

thanks,
tom

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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I don't think so....28 days

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

WE NEED ENTRIES FOR THE SHOW CLINIC!!!! This will be a great opportunity for the young and the new to showing group of people. We also need support from our regular show people. Your birds are awesome and we want to show people all types of variety.

Email me at: [email protected] and I will send you an entry form. NPIP and AI rules apply.