Anyone need a 14 month old whiting true blue hen (5-6 big blue eggs/week) or 6 week old speckled Sussex cockerel. Both Murray McMurray sourced. St Helens....can meet within reason
Have you tried the oregon poultry swap inc group or the washington pnw rare breed group (both on fb). OPS has an extensive network of registered vendors/breeders that participate in their events and sell year round through the group....the networking will be key to finding hidden gems in...
The hatchery stock from wilco is good, if you want closer to sop for each breed, there are tons of poultry breeding folks with varying quality of birds around the area but not so sure about those specific breeds with the exception of the blrw, there are some nice birds being turned out by kismet...
Welcome! How many birds in what square footage of space in the run? Fixed or tractor style setup? Covered, uncovered, partially covered?This will factor into which management approaches will or wont be a good fit.
My personal favorite is true deep litter, but it requires the right balance of...
Also...just saw your question about the fence (oops), I dont know much about that in this area, but I can ask my husband and father-in-law, they know pretty much all the contractors, builders, etc type folks through their work....particular type of fence you want?
Are you part of the local farm fb groups for columbia county? I've had great luck posting my extra birds there....usually gone in less than 24 hours (little longer for males)
So they have a shelter, the small coop, they can use, correct? Is it big enough for them to be in for stretches of rain without getting tired of each other? How close to done is the big coop?
If anyone is looking for some started birds I have 8 extra birds (6 pullets, 2 cockerels...Whiting true greens, delewares, pearl white leghorn, midnight majesty marans, light brahma)...all off heat and integrated with my flock with the exception of one 2 week old midnight majesty marans...
So, good thing I popped in there today.....turns out they were supposed to get the slp with last weeks order, dh tells me there are still some left so I went to take a look and see silver laced..... wyandottes..... still waiting for the polish, will update you when they come, possibly this week...