Westford, MA swap Sun. ****april 11TH

[ihvpower]

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Yeah Basically any high egg Laying Hybrid.
My grandfarther has OrpingtonXRiR and all they lay is double yokers (not that that's good for them) . So I would look for High producing hybrids....the sexling feature is a def. +

I think the one i have that lays a huge egg is my orpington, when i saw that the first thing i said was holy crap how did she push that out.

LOL Sometimes I say that too! That musta hurt! I think it's my RRI Reds but am not sure. One question. Transporting the chickens doesn't get them all stressed out or anything ??

 

[shay20]

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I think the one i have that lays a huge egg is my orpington, when i saw that the first thing i said was holy crap how did she push that out.

LOL Sometimes I say that too! That musta hurt! I think it's my RRI Reds but am not sure. One question. Transporting the chickens doesn't get them all stressed out or anything ??

Oh yes they can get stressed out,
the hens from changeing homes can stop laying till it feels comfy again.
oh and chickens can get very jumpy dureing transporting , so you want to put a towel or something over the top of the cage or think they can fly out.

 

[ihvpower]

Thank you, Shay. I was thinking of bringing some of the girls but won't if they would get all upset.

 

[ihvpower]

So, if I do find my dark egg-layers, I should bring a crate or box?? Sorry, first timer here..lol

 

[chickn]

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yes you should bring a box or crate, some buyers bring extras some dont best to bring your own

 

[ihvpower]

Thanks so much, everyone..going to bed so I( can get up nice and early for the swap

Nite

 

[chickn]

just saw this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=321029

 

[shay20]

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you can bring them, it wont really hurt them, if you bring them youcan use a box or soemthing. and when they get used to there new homes they will be just fine.

 

[snowhorse]

I have 2 white leghorns, that lay the biggest eggs I have. They lay everyday faithfully and one of them laid the biggest double yolker I have ever seen. And they really are not big birds at all. They were given to me, so they werent something I was looking for per say but I cant get over their eggs.

 

[chickn]

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they are suppose to be the best egg layers