FAQ

Shipping Questions: Q? Phone Line Is Busy/Internet Confirmed Ship Date A.  We are sorry if you encounter a busy signal on the phone. We have moved into a larger office, updated our phone system with more lines, and increased our staff. We do apologize if you have trouble getting through. Internet orders are processed in […]

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Guarantees & Policies

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY-LIVE POULTRY CARE INSTRUCTIONS As a buyer of live animals, your responsibility is to provide an environment with proper heat, bedding, food and water as given in our care sheet. The care sheet instructions are to be read at the time of ordering your birds (preparation information) and read again at the time of delivery of birds. […]

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Keeping Turkeys With Chickens

Turkey and Chickens

Conventional wisdom says you should never keep turkeys and chickens together, because turkeys are susceptible to blackhead, a disease with devastating consequences. However, lots of backyarders raise chickens and turkeys together without a problem, and with some benefits. Here are three good reasons to keep turkeys with chickens, and two reasons not to. Thumbs Up […]

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20 Weird and Wonderful Facts about Chickens

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Chickens are endlessly fascinating. The more time you spend with them, the more you discover how intensely complex these creatures are. Here are 20 weird and wonderful facts about chickens: If all the chickens on earth were evenly distributed among all the people on earth, each person would have at least 3 chickens. The chicken […]

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Splash Laced Red Wyandottes

Splash Laced Red Wyandotte Chicken
  • Splash Laced Red Wyandottes – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
  Minimums – Not Sexed = 3 
                    Female = 3
                     Male = 1    
                                Total of 3 birds to ship      
Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru Early August
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Chicken Breed Spotlight: Australorp or Black Jersey Giant

Jersey Giant

Australorp and Black Jersey Giant chickens look and behave a lot alike. Both are good foragers, and the hens of both breeds tend to become broody and raise their own chicks. Both breeds have a bright red single comb, red earlobes, a black beak, and dark brown eyes. Australorps come in one color — black. […]

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Why Do Chicken Eggs Come in Different Colors?

Why Do Chicken Eggs Come in Different Colors?

Most eggs sold at the supermarket have white shells. So where do brown eggs and blue eggs come from? The color of the shell is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. Most white eggs sold at the supermarket are laid by Leghorn hens. Many other breeds lay eggs with white […]

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White Ameraucanas Chicken

White Ameraucanas Chicken
  • White Ameraucanas Chicken – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3 
                          Female = 3
                          Male = 1    
                                Total of 3 birds to ship       

Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Early August.

Limit of 15

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