Chickens for Sale
June 2017
Every year, Quennell Lake Livestock Conservancy hatches and raises large numbers of birds of the breeds we work with. Hatching eggs, chicks and adult birds are available for purchase at different times of the year. This sales page reflects what is available at any given time.
No Hens Without Roosters!!!
Chicks are hatched 50% male and 50% female. This means that for every female bird we raise we must also grow out a male bird. It costs a lot of money. We cannot provide pullets and hens for you to purchase if we do not also have a market for the roosters. For breeding purposes, only one rooster is needed for every 10-15 hens and, sadly, there is not yet a developed market for heritage breed meat birds (we don't understand why, since they taste much better than commercial broilers).
We do understand that most small flock owners don't want or can't keep any rooster at all. To solve this dilemma, we have come up with the following:
We have the cockerels and roosters professionally slaughtered at a licensed facility, vacuum packed and frozen. They taste fabulous, and we will give you cooking instructions. You can either purchase the hens/pullets by themselves, or, at a discounted price in a combo package of one female bird and one frozen meat rooster. Frozen meat roosters by themselves are priced at $5/lb.
All chicks are sold unsexed.
No Hens Without Roosters!!!
Chicks are hatched 50% male and 50% female. This means that for every female bird we raise we must also grow out a male bird. It costs a lot of money. We cannot provide pullets and hens for you to purchase if we do not also have a market for the roosters. For breeding purposes, only one rooster is needed for every 10-15 hens and, sadly, there is not yet a developed market for heritage breed meat birds (we don't understand why, since they taste much better than commercial broilers).
We do understand that most small flock owners don't want or can't keep any rooster at all. To solve this dilemma, we have come up with the following:
We have the cockerels and roosters professionally slaughtered at a licensed facility, vacuum packed and frozen. They taste fabulous, and we will give you cooking instructions. You can either purchase the hens/pullets by themselves, or, at a discounted price in a combo package of one female bird and one frozen meat rooster. Frozen meat roosters by themselves are priced at $5/lb.
All chicks are sold unsexed.
Available for Sale at this Time:
Adult Birds
The Pot Luck Hens
These are hens who have lost their leg bands so we can no longer determine how old they are. Due to a particularly poor quality batch of cable ties almost all the 2015 hens, which have now just started their second laying season, lost their legbands. That said, potluck hens could be anywhere from 1 to 5 years old. We can make absolutely no promises about how much they are laying and how long they will continue to lay. For this reason, we are selling the hens at the price we would normally charge for older hens.
$5 each.
2014 Birds
These are hens in their third laying season.
$5 each.
2015 Birds
We have a handful of 2015 hatched hens that have NOT lost their legbands (:-) ) These hens are now in their second laying season.
1 Dorking
2 Minorca
2 Lakenvelder
$15 each, or $25 as a package with either a live or frozen rooster. The live roosters are 2016 hatch.
2016 Birds
A handful of this year's breeders are now available. These are young hens in their first laying season.
Dorking
Minorca
Lakenvelder
$25 each, or $35 as a package with either a live or frozen rooster. The live roosters are 2016 hatch.
Free Hens
Hens that were hatched in 2013 or earlier. Though quite a few of them are still laying, particularly the Lakenvelder and Minorca, they should probably be regarded as pets more than production birds! Free to folks who want to give them a nice retirement home; they will likely live for several more years. We still have a handful of each of our breeds.
Adult Birds
The Pot Luck Hens
These are hens who have lost their leg bands so we can no longer determine how old they are. Due to a particularly poor quality batch of cable ties almost all the 2015 hens, which have now just started their second laying season, lost their legbands. That said, potluck hens could be anywhere from 1 to 5 years old. We can make absolutely no promises about how much they are laying and how long they will continue to lay. For this reason, we are selling the hens at the price we would normally charge for older hens.
- Lakenvelder
- Minorca
- Dorking
- south american
$5 each.
2014 Birds
These are hens in their third laying season.
- Welsumer
- Dorking
- Minorca
- Lakenvelder
$5 each.
2015 Birds
We have a handful of 2015 hatched hens that have NOT lost their legbands (:-) ) These hens are now in their second laying season.
1 Dorking
2 Minorca
2 Lakenvelder
$15 each, or $25 as a package with either a live or frozen rooster. The live roosters are 2016 hatch.
2016 Birds
A handful of this year's breeders are now available. These are young hens in their first laying season.
Dorking
Minorca
Lakenvelder
$25 each, or $35 as a package with either a live or frozen rooster. The live roosters are 2016 hatch.
Free Hens
Hens that were hatched in 2013 or earlier. Though quite a few of them are still laying, particularly the Lakenvelder and Minorca, they should probably be regarded as pets more than production birds! Free to folks who want to give them a nice retirement home; they will likely live for several more years. We still have a handful of each of our breeds.
