Skip to navigation Skip to content
Minimized Cackle Hatchery Logo
ACCOUNT
  • $0.00 0 items

417-532-4581

  • Baby Chicks
    • Brown Egg Layers
    • White Egg Layers
    • Colored Egg Layers
    • Dark Brown Egg Layers
    • Meat / Broiler Chickens
    • Rare Chicken Breeds
    • Standard Old English Game
    • Bantam chickens
    • Small Order Specials
    • Bargain specials
    • Weekly Specials
    • Cold Weather Chickens
    • Hot Weather Chickens
  • Waterfowl
    • Ducks for Sale
    • Geese for Sale
    • Bargain Specials
    • Small Order Specials
  • Turkey
    • Broad Breasted
    • Heritage Turkey
    • Bargain Specials
  • Guinea & Peafowl
    • Guinea Fowl
    • Peafowl
    • Bargain Specials
  • Game Birds
    • Bobwhite Quail Eggs
    • Pharaoh Coturnix Quail
    • Ringneck Pheasant
    • Chukar Partridge
    • Ornamental Pheasants
  • Eggs and Adult Fowl
    • Hatching Eggs
    • Grown Fowl
  • Poultry Supplies
    • Brooder Equipment
    • Incubators
    • Waterers
    • Feeders
    • Chicken Coops and Transports
    • Medications
    • Feed Treats
    • Nesting
    • Misc. Poultry Supplies
  • Books & Gifts
    • Poultry Books
    • Poultry DVD
    • Chicken Posters
    • Chicken Gifts
    • Chicken Décor
    • Cackle Branded Items
  • Blog
  • Baby Chicks
    • Brown Egg Layers
    • White Egg Layers
    • Colored Egg Layers
    • Dark Brown Egg Layers
    • Meat / Broiler Chickens
    • Rare Chicken Breeds
    • Standard Old English Game
    • Bantam chickens
    • Small Order Specials
    • Bargain specials
    • Weekly Specials
    • Cold Weather Chickens
    • Hot Weather Chickens
  • Waterfowl
    • Ducks for Sale
    • Geese for Sale
    • Bargain Specials
    • Small Order Specials
  • Turkey
    • Broad Breasted
    • Heritage Turkey
    • Bargain Specials
  • Guinea & Peafowl
    • Guinea Fowl
    • Peafowl
    • Bargain Specials
  • Game Birds
    • Bobwhite Quail Eggs
    • Pharaoh Coturnix Quail
    • Ringneck Pheasant
    • Chukar Partridge
    • Ornamental Pheasants
  • Eggs and Adult Fowl
    • Hatching Eggs
    • Grown Fowl
  • Poultry Supplies
    • Brooder Equipment
    • Incubators
    • Waterers
    • Feeders
    • Chicken Coops and Transports
    • Medications
    • Feed Treats
    • Nesting
    • Misc. Poultry Supplies
  • Books & Gifts
    • Poultry Books
    • Poultry DVD
    • Chicken Posters
    • Chicken Gifts
    • Chicken Décor
    • Cackle Branded Items
  • Blog
Home / Search results for “chickens”

Search Results for: chickens

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

Difference Between Production Chickens and Show Chickens

Prize Show Chicken

…meat while eating less feed. The main difference between production chickens and show chickens is that efficient production is not a consideration in breeds developed for exhibition. Instead, show chickens…

Continue Reading
Category: Chicken Facts
Tags: Chickens for Meat Production, Egg Production Hens, Production Chickens, Show Chickens

Keeping Chickens Getting the Best from your Chickens by Jeremy Hobson and Celia Lewis

Keeping Chickens Getting the Best from your Chickens by Jeremy Hobson and Celia Lewis

174 pages, soft cover, Many beautiful cover photos of chickens doing what chickens do. Covers different breeds and varieties, coops, feeds, caring for chickens, health and showing….

Continue Reading
Posted on August 23, 2017January 8, 2021 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

20 Terrific Reasons to Keep a Flock of Chickens

Chicken keepers have many different reasons for having a backyard flock of chickens. Here are 20 of the best reasons put forth by people with a passion for poultry:

…don’t stand a chance with chickens around. Chickens destroy weeds. Whatever weeds and seeds your chickens don’t eat, they’ll scratch up or trample. Chickens produce fertilizer. Composted chicken manure makes…

Continue Reading
Categories: Backyard Flocks, Chicken Care
Tags: Chickens With Kids, Eggs, Raising Chickens
Posted on March 16, 2023March 9, 2023 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

Safe Kitchen Scraps for Chickens

chickens eating cooked eggs

…avoid fish bones. Also do not feed your chickens any kind of processed lunch meat. Eggs Chickens like eggs, and eggs are good for chickens. But feed only cooked eggs…

Continue Reading
Category: Chicken Care
Tags: kitchen scraps, Safe Kitchen Scraps for Chickens
Posted on July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

What is Biosecurity for Chickens?

buff orpington chickens in a backyard

Biosecurity for chickens includes all precautions you take to protect your flock from coming down with a disease. The more precautions you take, the better chance your chickens have to…

Continue Reading
Category: Chicken Care
Tags: biosecurity, What is Biosecurity for Chickens?
Posted on April 11, 2023April 5, 2023 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

6 Respiratory Diseases of Chickens — Why Is My Chicken Wheezing?

Laryngotracheitis

…herpes family. It affects chickens of all ages, although illness tends to be more severe in mature chickens. In the United States most cases are mild. The usual first sign…

Continue Reading
Category: Chicken Care
Tags: 6 Respiratory Diseases of Chickens, Respiratory Diseases, Why Is My Chicken Wheezing?
Posted on March 26, 2020December 16, 2020 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

Placing a Value on Chickens Killed by a Dog

Dalmatian

…chickens. This method may be appropriate if you engage in selling or buying chickens of the same age, breed, and quality as those you lost.   Chickens you recently sold…

Continue Reading
Categories: Backyard Flocks, Chicken Care
Tags: Chicken Predators, Chickens and Dogs, Dogs and Livestock
Posted on July 19, 2017 by Gail Damerow — 3 Comments

Keeping Ducks Together with Chickens

http://www.kabyswildernessvacations.ca/celebrate-your-own-earth-day-this-summer/

Ducks have been called the New Chickens, in honor of their increasing popularity. But the first time-duck owner who attempts to manage ducks like chickens can be in for an…

Continue Reading
Categories: Chicken Care, Ducks
Tags: Coop Construction, Poultry Waterers, Sleep Habits
Posted on September 3, 2021September 7, 2021 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

7 Ways to Help Your Chickens Stay Cool in Summer

Chicken Drinking Water to Stay Cool

…place them where they’ll remain in shade throughout the day. Furnishing multiple drinkers in strategic places will allow your chickens to find water without having to travel far. Chickens that…

Continue Reading
Category: Chicken Care
Tags: How Chickens Stay Cool, Raising Chickens in Hot Climates, Summertime Chicken Care, Warm Weather Chicken Tips
Posted on December 27, 2018 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

Can Backyard Chickens Alleviate Poverty?

Pakistan Desi

…instigated what has become today’s multibillion-dollar poultry industry. Look where we are now: Many Americans are prosperous enough to keep chickens solely as pets.   But can backyard chickens make…

Continue Reading
Category: Chickens in the News
Tags: Imran Khan, Pakistan, Raising Livestock, Rural Poverty

Posts navigation

  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 61
  • Next
Search Blog:
  • Tour Cackle Hatchery®
  • Our History
  • Instructional Videos
  • Care Instructions
  • Photo Contest Gallery
  • Map to Cackle
  • Guarantees & Policies
  • FAQ
  • Terms / Definitions
  • Cackle’s Annual Chicken Festival
  • Reviews
  • Wholesale Dealer Qualifications
  • Media and Resources
HATCH SHIP MONTHS
HATCH SHIP MONTHS

Chickens: February – September

Bantams: February – August

Ducks: February – June

Geese: March – June

Turkey: March – July

Guinea: June – August

Chukar: May – July

Peafowl: June- August

Pheasants: May – August

Quail: April – September

Selected Layers: Feb – Oct

Hatching Eggs: Jan – June

Poultry Supplies: All Year

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

National
Poultry
Improvement
Plan
Participant
#43-105

Cackle Hatchery BBB Business Review
Company
  • Contact Us
  • Reviews
  • Chick Care Instructions
  • Vaccination Policy
  • Wholesale Dealer Qualifications
  • Breeding Farms
  • Guarantee & Policies
  • Catalog Request
  • Poultry Breed Finder Index Page
Learning Center
  • Blog
  • Search Terms
  • Site Map
  • Links To Poultry Associations And Clubs
  • Baby Chicks Arrival
  • Chicken Breeds
  • Chickens 101
  • Chicken Name Generator
  • Chicken Breed Selector
Account
  • My Account
  • Orders and Returns

417-532-4581


Cackle Hatchery
411 W Commercial St
Lebanon, MO 65536
  • My Account
  • Search
  • Cart 0
Cackle Hatchery
Minimized Cackle Hatchery Logo
  • Baby Chicks
    • Brown Egg Layers
    • White Egg Layers
    • Colored Egg Layers
    • Dark Brown Egg Layers
    • Meat / Broiler Chickens
    • Rare Chicken Breeds
    • Standard Old English Game
    • Bantam chickens
    • Small Order Specials
    • Bargain specials
    • Weekly Specials
    • Cold Weather Chickens
    • Hot Weather Chickens
    • Back
  • Waterfowl
    • Ducks for Sale
    • Geese for Sale
    • Bargain Specials
    • Small Order Specials
    • Back
  • Turkey
    • Broad Breasted
    • Heritage Turkey
    • Bargain Specials
    • Back
  • Guinea & Peafowl
    • Guinea Fowl
    • Peafowl
    • Bargain Specials
    • Back
  • Game Birds
    • Bobwhite Quail Eggs
    • Pharaoh Coturnix Quail
    • Ringneck Pheasant
    • Chukar Partridge
    • Ornamental Pheasants
    • Back
  • Eggs and Adult Fowl
    • Hatching Eggs
    • Grown Fowl
    • Back
  • Poultry Supplies
    • Brooder Equipment
    • Incubators
    • Waterers
    • Feeders
    • Chicken Coops and Transports
    • Medications
    • Feed Treats
    • Nesting
    • Misc. Poultry Supplies
    • Back
  • Books & Gifts
    • Poultry Books
    • Poultry DVD
    • Chicken Posters
    • Chicken Gifts
    • Chicken Décor
    • Cackle Branded Items
    • Back
  • Blog