Virginia

[Fireman Farmer]

I agree also. There is a fine line bettween making things better or worse, and once again the goverment has decided what is best for us. Their only things they care about are their paychecks,status and power. Once again we the people suffer. All this legislation is going to do is drive the cost of birds up and limit the numbers of breeds here in the state. My tax dollars hard at work. Thats a joke

I have been looking at the hatcheries online for this years chicks and I saw a note on one of them stating"We can no longer ship to The commonwealth of Virginia due to new testing that is required, but that same testing was not required in their home state" I remember thinking what this all about? I wish I could remember which one it was. I guess I might as well get ready to pay more for my chicks this spring as this will surely drive the price up and delay me getting new ones!!!!!!

 

[cubalaya]

there were already some hatcheries that wouldn't ship to va., now there will be more.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

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Do guinea eggs taste different from chicken eggs? Never eaten them....

oh my yes...I love them all, but the guinea eggs are my favorite.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

I think it was Ideal Hatchery that posted it. Someone was talking about it on the hatchery form earlier.

 

[gettinaclue]

Is there somewhere I can find a schedule of local chicken swaps? I don't see any posted on the chicken swap forum that are local to my area.

 

[berkeleysprings]

this is more of a auction http://www.seymoursauctionhouse.com/upcoming.html
Our next Poultry/Small Animal Auction is scheduled for
Saturday, February 19th
At the Culpeper Ag. Ent (Fairgrounds)
- weather permitting -


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[gettinaclue]

Thank you Berkeleysprings! I did manage to find that while I was endlessly googling this afternoon lol. My family and I are planning on going and I'm just curious about auction etiquette? I've never been and the last time DH went to one, he was a kid. Any advice you can give? I put a thread up about it and haven't received any responses.

 

[berkeleysprings]

im fifty and cant spell but here goes , the one in winchester is fun but kinda strange the first time , usualy theres a tent like place with boxes of birds , i didint like that i had to open a box many times to see what was for sale , i think theres a list you can view prior to ..... but its easy the auction guy calls it out and u bid but it goes fastfrom one box of birds to the next so go eaarly and be ready ,,, its fun but i never bought anything ... theres a nother chicken stalk in eastern west virginia comeing up in a few months ....
as for me i only work with and sell wheaten marans but do have a general populatino flock as well



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[gettinaclue]

Thanks so much Berkeleysprings!!!

 

[Fireman Farmer]

There was a post on here somewhere that there was a show coming up at the Harrington State Fairgrounds in Harrington, De. I will look and see if I can find it and post again