so, if I'm looking for Barnevelders. . .

[horsewishr]

and have exhausted myself googling, can I assume there are none to be found around here? (W. Michigan). I emailed one guy (web citation was from 2005), and never heard back.

Do people who have rare breeds like to keep them to themselves? I live in a VERY Dutch town, so I was thinking I'd see some Dutch breeds at the fair. But no luck. I'll keep looking.

I just wondered how rare the "rare" breeds really are.

 

[LynnGrigg]

Hi, here's a link to barnvelder eggs on ezchickens
http://www.eggbid.com/search/search...e=Title+&+Description+Search&phrase_match=all
I know you might not want to hatch but maybe you can check it out and find a BV connection close to you. Lynn

 

[serendipity22]

I've been thinking about that breed as well. Here's a hatchery that I've found... http://www.bluehenhatchery.com/yourbasket.html However... I've never used them and don't know how good they are.

If you use them, let me know how they are. Thinking about ordering some next year.

 

[LynnGrigg]

I'm wondering if the Wellsummers are similar. Those are available thru other big hatcheries. I think if you really want the best quality and want to show, you need to find a breeder who does that to get better birds.

 

[horsewishr]

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that's the question, though. How to find a breeder. There seems to be nobody within 150 miles of me. And the mail orders only do straight run 25+ chicks. I guess getting a couple of pullets is impossible.

 

[Chickenlover88]

ideal-poultry.com
their minimum order is $25 ($20 when I ordered) and they sell sexed barnevelder pullets.

 

[Alphagamchick]

Hi horsewishr,

I just happened upon your thread. I live in Clarkston, MI and bought some hatching eggs this spring from a guy in Owosso. That is a bit east of Lansing. We hatched 17 out of 24 eggs-great results I thought. He has both Barnevelders and Welsummers. His email is [email protected]. He has many different kinds of chickens. I bought silkie, frizzle and maran eggs from him.

 

[horsewishr]

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LOL. That's the guy I mentioned in my original post. He finally emailed back and said he only has one pair of Barnies, and that they're not producing fertile eggs.

My biggest problem is that I only want TWO pullets. And hatching eggs make me nervous, because I don't want roosters (husband forbids them because he doesn't want the hens pecked).

Do you think, if I bought hatching eggs, that I could find homes for any "extras" (especially roos)? I'm thinking that because they're a rare breed, I might be able to. But if I couldn't, I'd be in BIG trouble.

 

[horsewishr]

Alphagamchick, I sent you a PM.