NY chicken lover!!!!

[mderby48]

I certainly wouldn't bring stuff to sell to an auction and expect to make any money but if you go as a buyer you can get some good deals. You really have to preview the stuff though. Someone had a rooster that was labeled as a BR but it had a beard. So yeah you have to be careful. The biggest sellers were the turkeys. Some went for $60 each. I may bring some roosters sometime since we have way too many. $5 is better than giving them away. I wish I could find someone to buy eggs, I have 20 dozen in the fridge and I've already given some to everyone I know. I have a sign by the road and I put an add on Craigslist. I don't want to have to throw them away.

 

[Breella]

I am really loving the colors coming in on these EEs

 

[brahmapapa]

There is an auction every Wednesday in Springville on rt39. That's where I get my veggies and flowers in the spring. They also auction animals in the afternoon. Great place and lots to see

whats the name of the auction place and where specifically is it, i want to check this out.

 

[minichic]

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I ended up working seven out of the past eight days, so I've been worse than worthless today and didn't make it to the Nassau sale - I couldn't get up the energy to leave the house.  So, the Berkshire Farm sale it is!  That's OK, though - I didn't need to be led past temptation twice this weekend.  Once will be enough. 

I thought Nassau sale was Sunday the 28th. That's what my flier says. Did I miss it?

 

[JLaw]

whats the name of the auction place and where specifically is it, i want to check this out.

just googled the Springville ny auction and came up with this http://gentnerspringvilleauction.com/ hope helps

 

[Gramma Chick]

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Dont let them together till they are all grown up ..Or the older ones will alway dominate the younger ones .
I would only let them out in a inclosed area . My babies are 6 weeks old & have been out every day that is nice ....they are in their own little run in our garden ..
I dont let the big ones in with them ..

 

[Gramma Chick]

Thanks Stony and all for the thoughts, too many pages back to quote or anything.

Has anyone had hens that square off with a roo? Was just a little posturing, face to face getting tall, and a half hearted kick, then over, just thought it was interesting...

Yes at their 1st meeting ..The head hen will sometimes do that ...

 

[featherz]

I certainly wouldn't bring stuff to sell to an auction and expect to make any money but if you go as a buyer you can get some good deals. You really have to preview the stuff though. Someone had a rooster that was labeled as a BR but it had a beard. So yeah you have to be careful. The biggest sellers were the turkeys. Some went for $60 each. I may bring some roosters sometime since we have way too many. $5 is better than giving them away. I wish I could find someone to buy eggs, I have 20 dozen in the fridge and I've already given some to everyone I know. I have a sign by the road and I put an add on Craigslist. I don't want to have to throw them away.

I never throw eggs away. If I can't find someone to take them (can't do CL, I am not home enough and it's not worth it for me to drive out and meet someone for $2.50), then I will eventually boil them and feed them back to the chickens. I also freeze several jars of egg whites, as I use whites a lot in various recipes.

I've got about 20 doz in the fridge now, probably 30 by next w/e - so off to the auctions they go. Will rehome chickens soon, as I just can't use this many eggs.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

pyxis---Setting 27 isn't bad at all we set 30 eggs at a time and the frigabator has been holding 96 at a time the past couple months. Go for it!

jlaw--The delawares of rancher's make a good dual purpose bird. They're quite meaty. The roo I got from him 2 years ago is beefy, hence I call him beefcake. I haven't butchered any, but I've heard people that have say they were good with plenty of meat.


Speaking of auction we're sending some roos to auction in west winfield today because we don't want to feed them and I'm going to send some fertile hatching eggs too just because I want to see what they go for.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

xovan--Earlier this spring you said you were looking for a BLRW roo. We are sending 2 to auction this morning that are 2 months old. If you read this post this morning and are interested in either of them PM me.