Smaller orders of poultry require additional handling, heat packs and care which requires higher shipping prices. Live Poultry shipping prices are as follows:
Poultry Orders of 3-14 | $44.99
Poultry Orders of 15-49 | $29.99
Poultry Orders of 50-99 | $24.99
Poultry Orders of 100-200 | $39.99
We have many of our rare breeds still available for early hatches in 2021, www.valleyhatchery.com - varieties are definitely selling fast (even faster than normal) but we do have quite a selection still available.
We have them available all the way through August - you can click here and see the availability. I recommend ordering soon and requesting the date you want as this breed sells quickly.
We hatch and ship exhibition poultry. When supply exceeds demand for our standard production and commercial fowl, we partner in the busy months with a network of poultry breeders. We guarantee our exhibition stock to be true to breed and have supplied many "Best of Show" winners.
We didn't realize how dependent we are on markets and shops until the beginning of 2020, when a global pandemic caught the entire world off guard. The basic supplies like food and hygiene products suddenly became unavailable or challenging to find.
Even if the markets have a full assortment to...
Potential or Current Customers,
I have to say, I frowned reading this! When kar0427 said, "But offering only credit and not refunds is a problem for people like me who can't handle the additional chicks to make up another 15-chick order in the case of losing say, 4-5 birds." I have to admit...
Hey Dave!
We are a growing hatchery offering rare breeds and the awesome exhibition quality poultry! We would love to supply your next clutch of chicks!!! Feel free to checkout our site at www.valleyhatchery.com or give us a call at 1-855-295-8366 we are here Monday-Friday from 9a-5p EST...
http://northernstar.info/from_ap/illinois/article_a8b45ce2-0f15-53ba-b4f5-7afb184f471c.html?mode=jqm
The link above will take you to an article about the Wolske family in Champaign Illinois. They began their appeal process in 2011 and have just recently broken ground. They have just begun...
Here's a success story: http://northernstar.info/from_ap/illinois/article_a8b45ce2-0f15-53ba-b4f5-7afb184f471c.html?mode=jqm
Good to know there are places where chickens are gaining ground as respectable assets in green living.
Chickens have pretty distinct personalities, so the nature of your flock will tell you alot about how well they would accept ducks. If they are fussy about accepting a new chicken, they may need coaching and introduction sessions to get along with the ducks. What is their habitat set up like...
The article you'll find through this link raises concerns about a possible correlation between the increase in number of backyard chicken owners and cases of Salmonella. The original findings were published in Feb of this year in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Reuters picked up on...
Finding balance isn't always easy. Of course, the more you know before you get ankle deep in chicken scratch is always going to be a plus in your favor. A friend of mine had a pig as a pet. She has also experienced a much wider "shock" affect in her neighborhood, much more so than a few chickens...
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25589128/kentfield-girl-9-fights-save-chickens-amid-homeowners
The link above will give more detail about the case which prompted this query.
We've all seen this story before, in the legal forum. Family has pet chickens for years, suddenly a neighbor is...
Guinea are voracious tick eaters, maybe you can take advantage of their visit? If their owner allows them to roam freely, then there may not be much you can do without disrupting the neighborhood harmony.
The chick with the black markings on its head might be a "soda bottle" Bantam. The mottled ones might be a Japanese variety. Its going to be hard to tell without more information. Time will tell in due course. Best wishes for your coop.
Coop training your chickens will pay off in the long run as well. It will be easier to catch and care for chickens who are ill. And since everyone has their place in the coop, adding new members later will be easier if you use the coop schedule and training to your advantage. Best wishes for...
If your chicks are suffering from "mushy Chick Syndrome" you need to act fast.
Giving extra nutrition is a good idea, after the chicks are 72 hours old or older. They must fully digest the eggsak/yolk before they are introduced to other foods. This infection can take up to two weeks to run...