Or, get a refund from the breeder & try to find a Farm Animal Sanctuary. They will sometimes have chickens available for adoption. You can pick your chicken & usually be able to tell if it's a hen right away (unless it's a younger bird.) The only thing is that places like that will only adopt to a 'no kill' home, so if that's not part of your operation, you might want to pass.
We adopted some hens of laying age from just such a place. We wondered how long it would take to get eggs, but as it turned out, our concern was for nothing. We had two eggs by the time we got home that same day!
But our girls are pets & we are running an old age home for chickens.
We adopted some hens of laying age from just such a place. We wondered how long it would take to get eggs, but as it turned out, our concern was for nothing. We had two eggs by the time we got home that same day!
But our girls are pets & we are running an old age home for chickens.