I have a couple that I am trying to get rid of. They look good. Pretty true to type. I kept the two that I am not letting go because they have sharper blades and greater expression of silver on their saddles. However they all have blades and saddles.
I have one that is about five months...
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So, I was hesitant to put the word Hatchery into my company's name, because their associations with being puppy mills of the poultry world, but I found the name most fitting. It is too expensive to ship large birds, and eggs are too unreliable to sell because of the...
New and rare Double Silver Laced Barnevelder babies available here, both bantam (miniature sized), and regular sized barnies. The breeders we have kept, are based on feather pattern sharpness primarily. The type is there, we are just working on improving the quality of the lacing at this point...
Orusts are an extremely rare chicken breed recently brought back from the brink of extinction that originated from the western coast of Sweden. The chickens are mid-sized birds, very friendly, entertaining and active. The birds are healthy. They have a unique black and white mottled feather...
Info about the breed and our breeding program, prices, pics, and sites are down further.
The ayam cemani is a variety of chicken from Java, Indonesia. They are a variety of the breed Ayam Kedu. The town of Kedu, Java was an important spot for the Dutch trade routes which started in 1595. The...
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The type has been sought after for decades by breeders, but just recently it has been created in the last decade or so. Now is your opportunity to have some of these beauties yourself. They are shipped at ten to fifteen days so they can better sustain the trip. I am having...
I have Isabel Orps for sale, they are a combination of barred lavender and buff orpington, to give the appearance on females of them looking as lavender with light barring, and gold lacing, and for the males lavender barred orpingtons with gold saddles.
These chicks have been vaccinated for...
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Lavender Orpingtons have a gene that is different than the blue gene. These have the lavender gene, which dilutes the black of the orpington into a washed out lighter color. If it is in the right lighting, they can appear to have a lavender or lilac colored hue It Is a very...
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I am a chicken farmer, so I read across someone recommending sprouted fodder in a thread. So, I thought I would do some research. I found a scientific article that analyzes the economic and nutritional differences between commercial and small scale, price of feed vs growing...
Okay, so I am having a terrible time hatching chicks. I know that most of us here keep our chicks backyard or on a small farm, and I am no different. I provide a balanced layer feed ration. Most of my flocks are around 1:5 gender ratio. My birds have a lot of places they can run and escape...
I am NPIP certified, and I have half a dozen of these guys that I want to get rid of. They are in good health, eating well, no problems. They are big healthy birds. Very active. I am NPIP certified, and willing to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. I vaccinate for Marek's the moment I...
I am NPIP certified, and I have half a dozen of these guys that I want to get rid of. They are in good health, eating well, no problems. All black. They are healthy birds. I am NPIP certified, and willing to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. I vaccinate for Marek's the moment I pull...
I am NPIP certified, and I have half a dozen of these guys that I want to get rid of. They are in good health, eating well, no problems. They are big healthy birds. I am NPIP certified, and willing to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. I vaccinate for Marek's the moment I pull them out of...
I am NPIP certified, and I have half a dozen of these guys that I want to get rid of. They are in good health, eating well, no problems. They are big healthy birds. I am NPIP certified, and willing to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. I vaccinate for Marek's the moment I pull them out of...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am not new to chickens, I have always enjoyed them, and have been around them since I was younger.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 74.
(3) What breeds do you have? I have lavender orpingtons, Isabel Orpingtons...