Bay Area BYCers!

[eyralis]

Great, we're in San Francisco. How many hens are you looking for, and what kind?

 

[Poop Cleaner]

Oh nice. Probably around four. I'm looking for heritage breeds for laying. Preferably Dominiques, RIR, and black australorps. I have four now and want to round out the flock to about ten and a rooster of one of those breeds, preferably Dominique.

 

[eyralis]

Ah- we probably can't help you then. We have Faverolles (avg 5/week, year-round
) and Bielefelders (very large eggs) and crosses of these two.

 

[Poop Cleaner]

Aw I appreciate it regardless.

 

[eyralis]

One thing you might consider is adopting a rescued battery hen.

They're usually just 1.5 year old, have plenty more egg-laying years ahead of them, and are about to be killed by the factory. They've had a horrific life in cages, and you can give them a second chance.

There's a great rescue program in the Bay Area. The animal rescue does all the vet stuff, and they usually recover within weeks. We have three of them.

 

[Poop Cleaner]

I would be fine with that. It sounds like a lovely idea. What is a rescue that does that?

 

[eyralis]

It's a great organization called Animal Place. I'm going up there on Saturday to pick up some girls, happy to bring some back for you if they greenlight you as an adopter, here's the application: http://animalplace.org/adoptable-chickens/
It's a $10 adoption fee per chicken

 

[Poop Cleaner]

Thanks! I may have found some on CL so fingers crossed. I'm so glad to see chicken rescue organizations. We really need some.

 

[Poop Cleaner]

It's a great organization called Animal Place. I'm going up there on Saturday to pick up some girls, happy to bring some back for you if they greenlight you as an adopter, here's the application: http://animalplace.org/adoptable-chickens/
It's a $10 adoption fee per chicken

I did end up getting more hens, but also spent about an hour talking with the rescue organization. Thank you for showing them to me. I learned even more this afternoon about how cruel the meat and egg industry really is, and I'm glad there is someone spreading the word and trying to help the hens.

 

[Poop Cleaner]

How many eggs are people getting each day at the moment in our area? I was getting 0-2 a day for four hens. Is this normal for hens that are about 1.5 years old?