Louisville Area - Pullets For Sale - Multiple Breeds - From Hatchery

[chicklet1992]

$35 each


All hens, no roosters. They are 10 weeks old as of July 15th and will be 12 weeks old July 29th.

Available hens:

20 - Americana, lay pastel (green, pink and blue) eggs
20 - Noir marans, lay dark chocolate eggs
4 - Columbia rock cross, lay brown eggs
6 - Cuckoo marans, lay dark chocolate eggs
5 - Golden laced wyandottes, lay brown eggs
5 - Partridge plymouth rock, lay brown eggs
6 - Welsummer, lay dark brown eggs

Each breed as an adult is included in the pictures above, followed by a picture of their egg color.

All these chicks were raised from day-old chicks on our farm. These babies never had the stress of the mail, we picked them up from the hatchery and took them right home to the farm. We use heated brooders instead of heat lamps to imitate being raised by a mother hen. Because the brooders heat without lamps, these chicks grew up with a natural day/night cycle without artificial lights. They feathered out naturally as the weather warmed.

I will keep the counts updated as I sell out.

**Keep my contact info on hand, if your hens stop laying, I have the space to take in retired laying hens**

Last update July 15th, 8:30am.

 

[sybonbon]

For newbies, chickens don't molt until approximately 18 months old. They will lay through the winter if they have at least 15 hours of daylight. All breeds lay at a different rate.the best part is you should be able to know their sex by the age listed. Be educated before you go.

 

[chicklet1992]

For newbies, chickens don't molt until approximately 18 months old. They will lay through the winter if they have at least 15 hours of daylight. All breeds lay at a different rate.the best part is you should be able to know their sex by the age listed. Be educated before you go.

In my experience, these chicks molt around winter and start laying reliably in spring. I'm not trying to be deceitful.

 

[sybonbon]

In my experience, these chicks molt around winter and start laying reliably in spring. I'm not trying to be deceitful.

I didn't think that, I was just adding to your post. Anyone purchasing chickens should do a lot of research before buying. We had a false claim on chicken food recently and too many people did not know that light is the major factor of laying. Good luck with your placements. I thought of sales this spring but I ended up keeping them all. Super layers!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

In my experience, these chicks molt around winter and start laying reliably in spring. I'm not trying to be deceitful.

My first batch of girls molted in the winter as well and they hatched in late April of the same year. Roughly 9 months old. From what I’ve experienced with my girls, they are right about the molting.

 

[chicklet1992]

I didn't think that, I was just adding to your post. Anyone purchasing chickens should do a lot of research before buying. We had a false claim on chicken food recently and too many people did not know that light is the major factor of laying. Good luck with your placements. I thought of sales this spring but I ended up keeping them all. Super layers!

Oh, ok, thanks! I don't provide supplemental light, so that may be why.

 

[chicklet1992]

My first batch of girls molted in the winter as well and they hatched in late April of the same year. Roughly 9 months old. From what I’ve experienced with my girls, they are right about the molting.

That's similar to how mine do it. I even had a batch born in August one year that still molted in winter and laid in the spring.

 

[sybonbon]

That's similar to how mine do it. I even had a batch born in August one year that still molted in winter and laid in the spring.

They must be chilly. Brr. I'm in NJ and my over 18 months old chickens molt Sept to Nov to have regrown their feathers before the winter. My pullets younger than a year do not.

 

[chicklet1992]

They must be chilly. Brr. I'm in NJ and my over 18 months old chickens molt Sept to Nov to have regrown their feathers before the winter. My pullets younger than a year do not.

Does cold affect molting? We have pretty mild winters here.

 

[chicklet1992]

Went ahead and removed that line since so many varying experiences. Could just be my coop or weather, etc variables.