WANT: A faithfully broody hen (the one you want to get rid of...the one that's sweet but driving you nuts as she wants to brood eggs and mother chicks)...She will have a good home and lots of love.
...or a Chochin pullet/chick, or another breed you'd highly recommend as a "natural" frequent brooder.
Willing to pay reasonable $ but not a lot of money...this isn't show but for utility :-D
Why? I've decided I'd really like to try hatching and brooding the "natural" way
I'd hoped my broodier Buff Orpington would go broody again on me (she did her best in October to hatch the 3 ping pong balls in the nest box...held out the full 21 days), but alas I couldn't get her to brood for me this spring (even with salting the box with real eggs from the store) so I started another batch of chicks with the heat lamp inside for refreshing the flock this spring.
So...this year's swap I'd like to get a broody-type hen/pullet/chick that will brood for me next spring when I want to refresh my flock again for laying (I'l likely be putting in black sex-link eggs under her). I also want her to mother them (a good friend says what they hatch, they generally keep alive as long as they have a safe place)...hubby is building a separate spot in the coop that will be real pleasant for a broody hen with chicks.
So new fun experiment planned for next spring, therefore I don't mind a chick or pullet to purchase now.
Currently I have 9 hens (3 buffs, 1 RedSL, 1BlackSL, 1NHRed, 2RIR, 1Barred)...can't have a rooster where I live....and brooding 4 Gold Sex Links and 2 Black Sex Links chicks.
MAY BRING: May bring/swap out (if anyone is interested) my 3 feed store quality buffs...they are 1 year as of this mid-February...so 15 months by Swap. Lay well for Buffs (coming off of winter rest)..ok in temperament, but not super sweet...the sometimes broody one is fairly sweet...We, and our friends who we sell to, really like the big brown eggs from the Barred and Sex Links rather than the lighter Buff eggs.
Let me know if you would like to arrange a pre-purchase.
Lady of McCamley
...or a Chochin pullet/chick, or another breed you'd highly recommend as a "natural" frequent brooder.
Willing to pay reasonable $ but not a lot of money...this isn't show but for utility :-D
Why? I've decided I'd really like to try hatching and brooding the "natural" way
I'd hoped my broodier Buff Orpington would go broody again on me (she did her best in October to hatch the 3 ping pong balls in the nest box...held out the full 21 days), but alas I couldn't get her to brood for me this spring (even with salting the box with real eggs from the store) so I started another batch of chicks with the heat lamp inside for refreshing the flock this spring.
So...this year's swap I'd like to get a broody-type hen/pullet/chick that will brood for me next spring when I want to refresh my flock again for laying (I'l likely be putting in black sex-link eggs under her). I also want her to mother them (a good friend says what they hatch, they generally keep alive as long as they have a safe place)...hubby is building a separate spot in the coop that will be real pleasant for a broody hen with chicks.
So new fun experiment planned for next spring, therefore I don't mind a chick or pullet to purchase now.
Currently I have 9 hens (3 buffs, 1 RedSL, 1BlackSL, 1NHRed, 2RIR, 1Barred)...can't have a rooster where I live....and brooding 4 Gold Sex Links and 2 Black Sex Links chicks.
MAY BRING: May bring/swap out (if anyone is interested) my 3 feed store quality buffs...they are 1 year as of this mid-February...so 15 months by Swap. Lay well for Buffs (coming off of winter rest)..ok in temperament, but not super sweet...the sometimes broody one is fairly sweet...We, and our friends who we sell to, really like the big brown eggs from the Barred and Sex Links rather than the lighter Buff eggs.
Let me know if you would like to arrange a pre-purchase.
Lady of McCamley
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