5 adult chickens wanted

Posted by Karen Krauss on April 25, 2012 at 8:15am

hi, just checking if anyone has adult chickens for sale or for free. I have a flock of 7. want to add another 5- love rhode island reds, australorps and easter eggers (the green eggs).

I found someone on crags list selling hens..  hand raised for $25 each. http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/grd/2976528443.html

they look great, but that seems really expensive. any ideas or thoughts? 

thanks, Karen

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  • Rhonda Morenzoni May 22, 2012 at 4:56pm

    Are you looking for just hens?  If not, I have a 4month old Delaware rooster.  As I am in the city, I am not allowed to keep him.  He was hand raised. Very gentle w/humans, although a bit skiddish.  He does like being held once he begins to trust you.  His crow is not too loud (although, that might be because he just discovered it.)  He is free to a good, safe home!!

    • Karen Krauss > Rhonda Morenzoni May 22, 2012 at 6:38pm

      thanks Rhonda, I'm in the same situation, can't have a rooster...  in the city as well. 

  • Karen Krauss April 29, 2012 at 11:20am

    thanks all, oops, I got the new hens yesterday and I didn't see this about quarantining them. So they were put in to the same coop. I hope it'll be okay, will have to see. 

  • Sarah Rudolph April 28, 2012 at 3:14pm

    Karen we just bought 2 eastereggers and a RIR , $20/hen . So it seems comparable ... Question for Becky: what do you mean quarantine? 

    • Darin Jensen > Sarah Rudolph April 28, 2012 at 4:39pm

      Quarantine means to keep them completely separate, in a separate area so you can monitor them and make sure there are no surprises (sickness, disease, etc.). Keeping them quarantined protects your current flock from getting sick from the new herd if there are problems.

  • Sheri Schmeckpeper April 28, 2012 at 12:55pm

    If you pay full price (and I concur, $20-$25 seems to be the going rate for layers), be sure they are in their first year of laying. You don't want to pay full price for one that is at the end of her productivity.

  • Darin Jensen April 28, 2012 at 8:39am

    I have 5 that were born March 1st. The roosters were a RIR and a Columbian Wyandotte and the hens were RIR, Easter Egger, Barred Rock, Golden Buff. It looks like these young hens will be RIRs, Easter Egger (was a green egg), Golden Sex Link and Columbian Wyandotte. Let me know if you're interested...

  • Becky April 28, 2012 at 6:41am

    When you do add to your flock, please quarantine the new chickens before adding them to your current flock.  They should not even share the same air space for at least a month.  I know it's hard to do, but very necessary for the safety of your chickens.

  • Erica (Dawnfire) April 27, 2012 at 9:31am

    I've looked around and I believe 25 is about right for laying hens. You might be able to find cheaper but laying age hens are not cheap. Most people who went through all the trouble of getting chicks to laying age want eggs not money. It sort of puts them at a premium. Good luck!

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