NY chicken lover!!!!

[Duckduckchicken32]

Thank you!

 

[polka_dottie]

Hey hey fellow NY-ers! I'm down in Cattaraugus County. Is there an easy way to just get one hen that is for sure a hen? I split 6 barred rocks with a friend two years ago and one was a rooster, off he went. Then I took a gamble on some 6 week old Orps....yet another cockerel and he had to go. Then last year, my Rhode Island Red went broody so we gave her seven potentially fertilized eggs to try. She hatched one... Another cockerel. What are the dang odds?! Clearly not 50/50. It seems every hen has a buddy except my Orp who spends most of her time flock-adjacent on her own.

 

[mowin]

Hey hey fellow NY-ers! I'm down in Cattaraugus County. Is there an easy way to just get one hen that is for sure a hen? I split 6 barred rocks with a friend two years ago and one was a rooster, off he went. Then I took a gamble on some 6 week old Orps....yet another cockerel and he had to go. Then last year, my Rhode Island Red went broody so we gave her seven potentially fertilized eggs to try. She hatched one... Another cockerel. What are the dang odds?! Clearly not 50/50. It seems every hen has a buddy except my Orp who spends most of her time flock-adjacent on her own.

Craigslist is your friend. If they are not chicks, your not bound to the 6 or more law this state has.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Craigslist is your friend. If they are not chicks, your not bound to the 6 or more law this state has.

Seen so many people on craigslist selling males as hens wouldnt trust that site at all

 

[mowin]

Seen so many people on craigslist selling males as hens wouldnt trust that site at all

Lots in my area selling older pullets close to laying. Easy to tell a roo at that age.

 

[polka_dottie]

Seen so many people on craigslist selling males as hens wouldnt trust that site at all

Yeah a quick eyeball within 100 miles of me and they're all roos
We do have a weekly farm auction near me but they've held off on chickens on bird flu precautions. I feel with my odds I'm probably better gambling on 6 chicks to get one hen

 

[mowin]

Yeah a quick eyeball within 100 miles of me and they're all roos
We do have a weekly farm auction near me but they've held off on chickens on bird flu precautions. I feel with my odds I'm probably better gambling on 6 chicks to get one hen

I'd keep looking on CL. Someone is going to realize chicken keeping isn't for them and will want them gone.

 

[NNYchick]

Fall is a good time to find extra pullets. People are downsizing in preparation for winter and spring chicks are grown out to point of lay.
It not a good idea to add just one bird to an already established flock, it’s better to add 2 or even 3 so no one bird is focused on.

 

[Duckduckchicken32]

Hi again! I have 15+ ducklings that are way to many for our flock! We are in central New York! They hatch next week. Take as many as you want! Possible mixes : Buff, Blue Swedish, Fawn and White Indian runner mixed with our only boy, a Black Indian runner.

 

[HappyClucker7]

I have two very sweet little cockerels that I need to rehome. They are 6 weeks old right now, and they are Easter Egger/Black Australorp mixes hatched from my own flock. Their parents are both very strong and healthy, and have super friendly personalities. Their mom is my favorite hen, and one of the last remaining of my original flock, so she's very important to me. I desperately wanted to hatch her eggs while she's still laying, but now I have these two boys that I unfortunately can't keep. I really want them to have nice homes though, so if anyone is interested, please pm me!