How many chickens do you need to keep them happy?

Chickens are extremely flock-oriented, so a good starter flock size is no fewer than three chickens . You should collect about a dozen eggs from three laying hens. A flock of five or six hens is a good choice for slightly larger families.

What is a 12 week old chicken called?

Broiler : A general term used to describe chickens raised for meat (not eggs). They may be male or female. Depending on their age and how big they are, they may be called a fryer (less than 10 weeks old) or a roaster (8-12 weeks old and weighing over 5 lb) according to updated guidelines by the USDA .

How many chickens do I need for a dozen eggs a week?

Planning for Egg Production Per Week If you wanted to get about a dozen eggs per week, you would need between 3 to 5 laying hens . For two dozen eggs a week, you would need to double those numbers for a flock size of between 6 to 10 laying hens.

Should you lock chickens up at night?

Manually move your chickens into the henhouse after dark and lock them in every night until they develop the habit of going in by themselves . Of course, let them out in the morning.

What is the minimum number of chickens you can keep?

'Start with a minimum of three hens ; they're social creatures and like to flock together. They need space to reduce unhealthy behaviour.

What is a good number of chickens to keep?

For beginner Chicken owners four or five hens would be the perfect number of hens. This will provide you with a lucrative number of eggs for an average family, allow you time to learn the ropes of poultry husbandry and give your chickens the socialisation they require to thrive.

How many chickens is good to start with?

For beginners just starting out with backyard chickens, it's usually best to start small. A beginner-friendly flock size would typically consist of three to four chickens . This allows you to gain experience caring for and managing your chickens without becoming overwhelmed.

How many chickens do you need to sustain?

How Many Chickens Should I Keep? Chickens are sociable creatures, so plan to keep three to six birds . With this amount, you'll always have a steady supply of eggs, since an adult hen lays about two eggs every three days, on average.

"Happy & Healthy" Chicks, Pullets, Chickens, Guineas, Chicken - farm & garden - by owner - sale

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Greetings and welcome to the 2024 Season (our FIFTH selling season) at Fiddlers Creek Farm in Winston Salem!

PULLETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!!! - located in Winston Salem

PLEASE NOTE: We have shifted for the 2024 season to selling chickens ONLY in the spring, we are transitioning to Guineas and Turkeys for the fall. This spring we are having a highly focused but ABBREVIATED chicken season. We are ONLY going to have two total flocks for sale: 1 flock available in March into April, and 1 flock available in April into May / June until we sell out. We will NOT be selling chickens after June 2nd regardless. We then start growing out Guineas and Turkeys August 1st for fall sales.

Some buyers have shared with me that they can't access my cell number on some advertisem*nts - it's show contact info. We prefer texts so that we can track communications.

We ARE a small local family farm and certainly appreciate you considering purchasing your "Happy and Healthy Hens" from our family. We regularly provide "rescue" services for unwanted animals as room / housing allows.

We specialize in: 1.) selling the breeds that most people don't raise / have, 2.) having the most variety in one location within 150 miles of Winston Salem, 3.) selling only female chickens (pullets), and 4.) focusing on "coop ready", fully feathered birds.

By the time we offer our girls for sale, the hard part is done. The pullets / hens are past the critical growth stage, fully feathered, and past the (lot of work) heat provision stage. Our pullets are raised on high quality (local grain mill) starter crumbles, scratch grains, clean well water, apple cider vinegar, fresh spinach, and grown out for the first 6 weeks in an insulated brooder house. Some time around 6 weeks old they are moved to our barn to assist with helping them to become hardy and temperature tolerant until they are picked up by the buyer.

Continued for the 2024 Season:

1.) ALL our pullets (female chickens) receive two vaccinations at one day old. They receive a vaccination to prevent Coccidiosis and a second vaccination to prevent Marek's Disease.

2.) Our pullets do NOT require any medicated chick feed (most new owners feed medicated to prevent Coccidiosis). Medicated feed (which is more costly) may neutralize the Coccidiosis vaccine and is NOT recommended with our birds.
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Flock #2 and final of the Spring for the 2024 season (below is what we currently have remaining all other breeds we had are now sold out and removed from the listing):

Pullet Breeds for $24 (12 weeks old): Golden Comet

Pullet Breeds for $26 (12 weeks old): Columbian Wyandotte

Pullet Breeds for $28 (12 weeks old): Cream Legbar, Easter Egger, Lavender Orpington, Salmon Faverolles, and Speckled Sussex
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Remaining birds from Flock #1 (March - these birds are now 17 weeks old - below is what we currently have remaining all other breeds we had are now sold out and removed from the listing):

Pullet Breeds for $32 (17 weeks old): Americana, and Buff Orpington
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(We will close chicken sales for the spring / summer once we sell out and will reopen for Guinea and Turkey sales in the fall and then close for the season until we reopen pre-sales for chickens in January 2025 for our 6th season)

We actually take great care of our flock - come and see - you’ll notice the difference - and bring the kids we have all kinds of animals hanging around our farm.🤠

Payment for Pullets / Hens = Cash, Apple Pay, Cash App, or Venmo (please bring a box or crate to transport your chickens). Birds that are reserved by pre-payment and confirmed are then set aside for the buyer at time of reservation and pre-payment and therefore reservation is final and non-refundable (we may be able to make exchanges for a different breed pending availability or provide you with a credit towards a future purchase within the same season). All reserved birds not picked up within 7-days of the original assigned pick-up date - will incur a $2 per bird / per week additional fee to cover feed and care, all birds not picked up within 14-days of the original assigned pick-up date will be forfeited with no refund provided.

If you have any questions feel free to email or text me (text will get a faster response / show contact info). Please understand that once our active season of sales begin we get inundated with inquiries so we ask for your patience as we return your correspondence in the order that we receive it (usually within 48-72 hours).

GUARANTEED to eventually be laying HENS. (Guineas and Turkeys are sold as "unsexed") There is ALWAYS a 10% "chance" that a Rooster was missed in the sexing / sorting at the hatchery - if that ever is the case - we will provide you with a replacement pullet / hen of the same breed free of charge or a breed within the same price bracket if we are sold out of your particular breed. If you contact us after our season has ended regarding a discovered rooster we will provide you with a credit for the following season.

Thank you for considering our pullets / hens for your purchase ~ we look forward to again serving your chicken needs for the 2024 season.

~ Chris and Grace

"Happy & Healthy" Chicks, Pullets, Chickens, Guineas, Chicken - farm & garden - by owner - sale - craigslist (2024)

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