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[Shadrach]

Hi PouleChick,
Weather here isnt too bad, not too bad today its a little colder than where you are maybe about 12 - 14C. but the sun is happy to be here lol. You are lucky to have such lovely weather.
I have managed to post an advert on a petshop website. Pets4homes. So shall see what happens.
Hope everyone else is keeping ok

What exactly is not 'too bad.'
When I was living in Bristol and often working in Wales, 'not to bad' meant I wasn't soaked and I could just stand up against the wind.

 

[CCUK]

Ive been trying to sell my White Polkie trio but Facebook doesnt allow sale of chickens now. Not sure where people sell chickens now ?
Is everyone getting ready for the winter ? We had a pretty bad winter last year. I got lots of mixed corn in to give them energy.

I don't have fb but my wife does and she always showing me chickens for sale. I know it was a 'group' that she had to join. Have you tried preloved? There is alot for sale on there. Are these the Polish you hatched earlier this year? If I had space I'd buy the straight away! They look so sweet!

 

[CCUK]

Bird trader is also another good site. But better for fancy birds more than chickens.

 

[Warriorgal]

What exactly is not 'too bad.'
When I was living in Bristol and often working in Wales, 'not to bad' meant I wasn't soaked and I could just stand up against the wind.

haha yes exactly what you mean lol, We honour the gods when we get good weather

I don't have fb but my wife does and she always showing me chickens for sale. I know it was a 'group' that she had to join. Have you tried preloved? There is alot for sale on there. Are these the Polish you hatched earlier this year? If I had space I'd buy the straight away! They look so sweet!

I have joined a few groups and its not easy. I do have them on preloved now and just managed to find Pets4homes and posted them on there too.
Well one of my silkies got broody earlier on in the year so I let her hatch them to see what a Poland/Silkie would turn out like. But I did have the other Polands that I hatched earlier on too. These Polkies i think about about 6 - 7 months old now. Shame I dont have a farmstead wouldnt have to sell them then lol

Bird trader is also another good site. But better for fancy birds more than chickens.

I wil check them out.
Anyway here is the ad.. but its really a good home for them, i only put a price on the ad because i dont want the rooster eaten for free . https://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/...?keyword=chicken&location=Cardiff&distance=50

 

[MedicDog]

Well I think the ones that are for sale were posted before Facebook changed their policies about selling livestock on their site. I can mingle a sale sort of within a conversation but If I try to sell something I get `rejected, there are issues with your product`It looks like you're trying to sell an item that doesn't meet our policies. Common items we don't allow people to sell include animals, guns or illegal product.
I have them advertised on preloved but not sure if there is another place where people can sell or buy chickens.

Ahh, I wouldn't try on the marketplace, join local selling groups and sell on there. They are normally closed groups and you have to wait for an admin to approve you.

I miss the days of the yellow paper, sitting with a cuppa and circling adverts.

 

[Sneebsey]

I haven't been getting notifications again.

I sell mine on Preloved, which gets the job done. Although I no longer have Facebook, my Aunt posted some birds for sale on a farming group on there over the summer. Only one person bit and it was after I'd already sold the lot (around 40 or so pullets and a few cockerels) to various people through Preloved.

@Warriorgal I don't doubt that you'll see similar success, though I worry that people are less likely to buy birds going into winter. They're a nice little group.

 

[Shadrach]

Ahh, I wouldn't try on the marketplace, join local selling groups and sell on there. They are normally closed groups and you have to wait for an admin to approve you.

I miss the days of the yellow paper, sitting with a cuppa and circling adverts.

I remember yellow pages. Has it gone?

 

[Warriorgal]

I haven't been getting notifications again.

I sell mine on Preloved, which gets the job done. Although I no longer have Facebook, my Aunt posted some birds for sale on a farming group on there over the summer. Only one person bit and it was after I'd already sold the lot (around 40 or so pullets and a few cockerels) to various people through Preloved.

@Warriorgal I don't doubt that you'll see similar success, though I worry that people are less likely to buy birds going into winter. They're a nice little group.

I was thinking that maybe its not the time year to sell them too. Xmas and winter on its way I guess its more of a spring, start of summer thing maybe.

 

[Warriorgal]

I remember yellow pages. Has it gone?

I still get yellow pages delivered each year (usually about January if im right) but its getting thinner and thinner each time, wont be long before it will just be a pamphlet. Its a shame really as all was too hand.

 

[MedicDog]

I remember yellow pages. Has it gone?

It wasn't the yellow pages phone book, it was like a yellow newspaper called The Advertiser or something along them lines. Not sure if it was a local thing.

Managed to nab a plastic dog hut from my neighbours, it'll do as a segregation hut!