Soaring Interest In Chickens For Sale

I hear the yells of where can I find chickens for sale!

Never have I heard such a resurgence of people interested in getting chickens as I have now.

The urban backyard chicken has come of age in a big way and it’s not just about having them for eggs.

It’s also about having backyard chickens as pets!

And I am loving it!

Chickens For Sale Online

In the world of the internet, things have changed…

No longer do you have to go down the road to buy your chickens, or look in the local newspapers to find out what sort of chickens are for sale.
No!

The internet has bought livestock for sale online!

I know! It is almost unreal but so true today.

Not only can you learn about chickens you can find unusual breeds of chickens, but you can also find different chicken breeds that you would not find locally and get them sent to you.

So you have a far wider range of chickens that you can get your hands on now.

I will list some breeds below.

How Many Chickens Should A Beginner Start With?

How Many Chickens Should I Keep?

I am not sure if you are aware of it if you are just starting out with chickens, but Chickens are sociable creatures, so if you are just starting out, you could plan on keeping up to three to six birds.

With this amount of chickens, you will always have a steady supply of eggs in the kitchen, since an adult hen can lay about two eggs every three days on average, and of course I can vouch for this.

No, a hen does not lay every day, after all, you need to give her a break you know…

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How Much Does It Cost To Buy Chickens?

Chickens for sale, will on average cost around about $3 to $30 depending on the breed and age of the chicken of course…

We are talking about all ages of chickens here, so don’t be expecting to buy a hen for $3 OK, it’s just not going to happen.

A laying hen is an asset, and you are going to have to fork out for her money-wise.
Remember eggs are money in the back, or in the pocket.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Baby chicks: Can start from $3, averaging about $5

Egg-laying chickens aren’t cheap.

• Egg laying hens can cost between $20 and $50

Now, if you are looking for a fancier breed of chicken, you can expect to pay a premium for both chicks and hens.

Since chickens are social, you’ll need at least two chickens if you are thinking of just keeping some as pets – and of course, eggs thrown in.

When Should I Buy A Laying Hen?

Pullets are a word given to adolescent hens, when they are not chicks anymore and not a full-grown hen, they are not laying and look quite rangy as they have not matured and filled out as an adult.

Typically, a pullet in age is about 15-22 weeks old, who is about to start laying around 24 weeks in age.

You can also go and purchase laying hens older than this as well, but hens that are the most productive in their first 12 to 18 months of laying, but that never stopped me from keeping them, in fact, just because they are not churning out eggs as fast as they can.

That does not mean that they cannot keep you in eggs, not at all…
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So when you buy a hen, you should be buying a hen for life.

That is what I have always done, once your hen is getting a bit long in the beak, she has done her best for you, so retirement is well deserved.

I had a silkie that was not young when I got her from where I don’t know where now. But she was not really laying and then did not lay at all.

She might not have given me many eggs, but she was a lovely little fluffy lady and had a place during her days in my hen house with the others.

She had a habit, I can remember of raising her beak upwards, lowering it down, and doing it all again. It looked as though she was doing meditation or something.

Chicken Breeds

That’s right!

I was going to give you a list of some

chickens that you just might consider buying for your backyard.

• Australorp
• Buff Orpington
• Silkie Bantam
• ISA Brown Australorp
• White Leghorn
• Silkie Cross
• Rhode Island Red
• Brown Leghorns

Here are some purebred chickens that are not as common in the chicken coop:

• Plymouth Rock
• Light Sussex (Large and Bantam)
• Ancona (Large and Bantam)
• Barnevelder
• Araucana
• Silkies
• Silver Sussex
• Speckled Sussex
• Silver Spangled Hamburg

Here a quite a few chickens for sale that you will see in the papers or online. It’s a good idea to educate yourself on these breeds that find their way into the backyard.

And know what sort of chicken breed you want and suits you, don’t forget the cross-bred chickens as well.

In fact, all these breeds do make good backyard chickens.