I've lurked for a while now but finally joined. I live in Corvallis and a friend told me about this poultry swap. This is my first year of chicken raising (for eggs). I had hoped to swap my speckled Sussex rooster but alas was forced to kill him as a neighbor made multiple complaints to animal control and I was unable to rehome him quickly enough. So I thought I'd only need to get onehen. Tragically, the hinge on my run malfunctioned yesterday morningand while I was driving the carpool my standard poodle played with three of my remaining seven hens to death. These are my pets so I am devastated. They had just started laying in august! And ive been gearing up to sell the eggs with customized signs, cartons, and labels. Even joined eggzy and have been keeping track of their laying. So now, I am in need of a minimum of 4 hens and I will add at least 2 more to make 10. So how does this swap work? I have nothing to trade:-( but I am willing to pay.
I need/want:
1 black austrolorpe
2 ameraucanas
Then breeds primarily for egg laying that are docile, good pets and with children, and tolerate confinement well:
Wyanadotte silver or blue laced
2 Barnevelders!
1 or 2 silkies
1 or 2 Mille fleurs d'uccle (bantam or self blue)
1 or 2 Black copper whathamacallit? (the dark eggs of that and the barnevelder will make a nice contrast).
I'm guessing lavender Orpingtons are out of the question since their eggs seem to be in such high demand.
If anybody can help me get my flock numbers back up soon, I would be eternally grateful. The kicker is that I just finished building this huge coop for them and now it is waaaaay too big for the remaining four girls.
BTW how are your cuties?
