- Feb 22, 2014
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So yesterday I responded to one of those 5 dollar chicken Craigs list ads. I was hoping to get a couple of pullets to add to my flock. It was not exactly the experience I was expecting. My wife and I were met by a really nice lady who had A LOT of chickens.
Apparently just about every bird she owned that year had decided to go broody and as a result she had about 75 birds born this year.
She was pretty desperate to thin down her flock before winter.
In fact I was a bit afraid if I looked away for a sec she would be shoving birds in the back of my car.
any way she had sold all the older pullets and really had a ton of younger birds. At least we think they were younger birds..... and not older bantams.... any way they are totally mutt chickens and most likely have some bantam in there blood lines some where but should turn out to be medium ish sized..... Well at least she thinks
so anyhow they all looked healthy and I felt like I could help... However I'm not really sure what I have now.
She told me that they had been outside their entire life without a heat lamp and Momma kinda left them alone after about two weeks. they have been eating crushed corn and layer feed their entire life.
I now have 5 of them and I don't really know how old they are or. what sex they are or what kind of breeds are in them........But I ended up only paying 10 bucks for five birds.
I now have them quarantined (will keep them that way for a least 30 days) maybe longer depending on how big they get. They are eating fermented wheat and chick starter.
So what do you guys think how old are they what do they have in them and how big do you think they might get.... It's mostly guessing at this point but hey it might be fun..... Oh and I am a bit concerned about the naked neck on.. I didn't even notice it was naked necked till I got it home.... I's it supposed to be that way? or did it just get picked on too much? I have never owned a naked neck breed.
In fact I was a bit afraid if I looked away for a sec she would be shoving birds in the back of my car.
She told me that they had been outside their entire life without a heat lamp and Momma kinda left them alone after about two weeks. they have been eating crushed corn and layer feed their entire life.
I now have 5 of them and I don't really know how old they are or. what sex they are or what kind of breeds are in them........But I ended up only paying 10 bucks for five birds.
I now have them quarantined (will keep them that way for a least 30 days) maybe longer depending on how big they get. They are eating fermented wheat and chick starter.
So what do you guys think how old are they what do they have in them and how big do you think they might get.... It's mostly guessing at this point but hey it might be fun..... Oh and I am a bit concerned about the naked neck on.. I didn't even notice it was naked necked till I got it home.... I's it supposed to be that way? or did it just get picked on too much? I have never owned a naked neck breed.