looking for redcaps

[Growingthehome]

I have been searching for redcaps in the US for so long and so far the only places that sell them here (that I have found) sell them by large amounts. Me and my husband want to breed them and protect a haratage breed and bring awarness about them to people. But, we do not have the means to have 20 pluse birds on top of the 20 we already have. Do any of you know of small breeders or local breeders in the US that would be willing to ship hatching eggs? We are in TX so, closer to that is better (for chick saft of course)

 

[Acre4Me]

We just bought one from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa. They only sell straight run chickens, in groups of 25 - you can mix breeds in an order. They are sold out for 2019, but you could order for next year. I think they accept orders for the following year sometime in Dec. Our little Redcap is 6 weeks old now, and seems to have a friendly personality - I think she is a female. They have many breeds that are on the conservation watchlist.

You can do a google search as there are a few hatcheries that sell them. However, sometimes with hatchery stock, you may or may not get a good breed example. A google search gave me a few results.

Of course, you can search the NPIP website. By state:

http://www.poultryimprovement.org/statesContent.cfm

They use stock codes, on left side of the above link. Here is the code for Redcap:

You can open the state Doc (for example Texas has 25 pages of NPIP breeders and hatcheries), and then use your "find" function on your computer to find "R125"

Unfortunately, TX did not have any results. So, look at the states near you (if you are near another state) to see if anyone there carries them if you wanted to pick them up.

We ordered from Sandhill and paid for express shipping. We received the chicks in OH, just 17 hours after the PO in Iowa received the package.

Good Luck!

 

[Growingthehome]

We just bought one from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa. They only sell straight run chickens, in groups of 25 - you can mix breeds in an order. They are sold out for 2019, but you could order for next year. I think they accept orders for the following year sometime in Dec. Our little Redcap is 6 weeks old now, and seems to have a friendly personality - I think she is a female. They have many breeds that are on the conservation watchlist.

You can do a google search as there are a few hatcheries that sell them. However, sometimes with hatchery stock, you may or may not get a good breed example. A google search gave me a few results.

Of course, you can search the NPIP website. By state:

http://www.poultryimprovement.org/statesContent.cfm

They use stock codes, on left side of the above link. Here is the code for Redcap:
View attachment 1810476

You can open the state Doc (for example Texas has 25 pages of NPIP breeders and hatcheries), and then use your "find" function on your computer to find "R125"

Unfortunately, TX did not have any results. So, look at the states near you (if you are near another state) to see if anyone there carries them if you wanted to pick them up.

We ordered from Sandhill and paid for express shipping. We received the chicks in OH, just 17 hours after the PO in Iowa received the package.

Good Luck!

I saw that. I have done a LOT of research. BUT they only sell in groups of 25 and up. I can only (in good conscience) keep 10 more birds. Also, if I got them all from one place I would not be able to breed them without paperwork so I know which birds come from which parents, to avoid defects and keep desired traits. I really need to find two or three breeders with small stock. But thank you for trying to help

 

[Acre4Me]

I saw that. I have done a LOT of research. BUT they only sell in groups of 25 and up. I can only (in good conscience) keep 10 more birds. Also, if I got them all from one place I would not be able to breed them without paperwork so I know which birds come from which parents, to avoid defects and keep desired traits. I really need to find two or three breeders with small stock. But thank you for trying to help

Ok. Just check NPIP as linked above, you’ll likely find some breeders through that resource.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

BLAKE, JOHNATON ,10540 FR KING DADE CITY, FL 33525 R95 R125 R146 R183

 

[GregClark38]

We just bought one from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa. They only sell straight run chickens, in groups of 25 - you can mix breeds in an order. They are sold out for 2019, but you could order for next year. I think they accept orders for the following year sometime in Dec. Our little Redcap is 6 weeks old now, and seems to have a friendly personality - I think she is a female. They have many breeds that are on the conservation watchlist.

You can do a google search as there are a few hatcheries that sell them. However, sometimes with hatchery stock, you may or may not get a good breed example. A google search gave me a few results.

Of course, you can search the NPIP website. By state:

http://www.poultryimprovement.org/statesContent.cfm

They use stock codes, on left side of the above link. Here is the code for Redcap:
View attachment 1810476

You can open the state Doc (for example Texas has 25 pages of NPIP breeders and hatcheries), and then use your "find" function on your computer to find "R125"

Unfortunately, TX did not have any results. So, look at the states near you (if you are near another state) to see if anyone there carries them if you wanted to pick them up.

We ordered from Sandhill and paid for express shipping. We received the chicks in OH, just 17 hours after the PO in Iowa received the package.

Good Luck!

Do you still have the Redcap chickens and do you sell hatching eggs or chicks?