The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: crossja on March 19, 2014, 12:25:33 pm
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I have a black laced barnvelder that I'm looking to re-home.
She's a good layer and about 1 year old but she's recently become aggressive with one of my smaller and older birds so have decided she's got to go.
I'm looking for a good home for her, preferably with some poultry her own size that can stand up for themselves. I live in the Scottish Borders. Please contact me if you're interested.
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Where abouts are You?
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Hi
I'm between Penicuik and Peebles (on the Moffat Road). She's a nice looking girl (although not show standard) and lays decent eggs, but just can't seem to get along with one of my chickens who is 6 years old and bit wobbley on her old legs.
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I could be interested but would need to find out if I could get someone to pick her up. I'm near Falkirk.
Thanks.
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I'd take her if anyone is passing between there and Fife..
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I'm still waiting to hear back, had no word!
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To be honest I would prefer anyone who is seriously interested in her to pick her up themselves rather than send a 3rd party then at least you can see for yourself what she's like and whether you're definitely interested.
Whilst she may only be a source of eggs to some people she's has been a pet to me and I'm only letting her go as she has recently taken a dislike to one of my old hens who isn't fast enough to escape her.
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Totally understandable, and apologies for not explaining myself better.
My chickens have always lived at my parents' house as I am in an urban area. They have always been pets, and in fact eggs haven't even come into it thus far as all my hatch were boys!
I'm now down to one Barnevelder boy, after giving two up when they were getting too old to live together any more.
So the Barnevelder hen would be a much wanted addition.
The third party would be my dad, who is retired and therefore would be able to collect from the borders, as his family are down there (Melrose/Galashiels area) and as the hen would be living at his he would have been happy to make the decision.
It is totally understandable that you want to take care in the decision, after recently trying to find homes for two of mine where they wouldn't just be sent to the table I understand the difficulty!
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I was just trying to help out, I have around 15-20 hens running completely free range here with one cockerel, some are originals I bought myself, then some BHWT rescues and the rest taken on from someone relatively local in Fife who needed to give up after multiple fox attacks (I paid for those ones, not took them for free).
But I am limited in mobility with OA and was trampled on Friday by a yearling filly when the buyer was reversing the lorry in to collect her and the airbrakes spooked her. So no way can I drive that far myself, not to mention I can't afford the fuel, a new POL from my local supplier would be half the price or less. I just thought if someone was passing, it'd be an option to rehome the hen, she'd live her days out, eggs or no eggs, like the rest.
But I fully understand you want someone different, more able, more local and/or someone you know. I am happy to take her if all else fails but meantime withdraw in favour of more suitable folk, my apologies.