UPCOMING MINNESOTA POULTRY SWAPS These are for 2009- all over with!!!

[MNmommy]

hello all

I am so new to all this and wondering what a swap consists of? Can you buy something without previously owning another bird? I am looking at buying my first chickens and am having a hard time finding what I want? What would I expect to go on at a swap?

thanks in advance

 

[Run-A-Muck Ranch]

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A swap is just basically a fancy name for a sale...
Yes you can go as a first time buyer..You don't need to have somethign in exchange....
People put a price on it, sometimes you can get them to come down...Basically it's a 'thrift sale' of animals....

I love going to the swaps/sales and auctions...
Make sure you bring empty cages...never know what you might bring home..

 

[keeperofthechickens]

Anyone going the this New Prague swap? I plan on attending.

Anyone been to this event before?

 

[WiseChicks]

When/Where is the New Prague Swap??

 

[keeperofthechickens]

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Here is the info

 

[WiseChicks]

ARGH!! I have Army!!!

If anyone goes and sees:

a black cochin bantam roo

or

blue/black/splash Orpington Hens (Large Fowl)

get the seller's info! Please!!

I need these birds.... They would fill out my last 2 broken breeding groups.

Also I currently have available, if anyone is interested:

Six 3-week old Ameracauna pullets

3 Buff Orp hens, about 9 mo old, laying well

2 Black Sexlink hens

2 Bantam Black Cochins


Chicks $8

Hens $12

Roos - FREE! (3 beautiful, mixed breed, brown egg boys)

I live in Hudson, WI and work in the Twin Cities

 

[Chickenaddict]

Its such a shame all these swaps are so far away for me, like about a 2 hour drive... sigh

 

[sandyj]

Chickenaddict,
I agree! I wish they had some swaps just outside the twin cities area. I would drive 1 hour, but not 2 or 3.
sandyj

 

[Chickenaddict]

sandyj exactly!!! I kow the isanti co op has swaps once every other month, just off hwy 65 starting in may but not exactly sure if its the first or second week in may, they haven't put out the spring flyers yet. I'll keep ya posted tho. between that one and the one in princeton those are the only ones i know of somewhat close

 

[sandyj]

Yes!!! Please, please let me know. I did'nt know they had anything that close.

sandyj