Male Black Laced Silver Wyandotte
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Male Black Jersey Giant
Male Black Jersey Giant
Continue ReadingMale French Black Copper Marans
Male Black French Copper Marans
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Male French Black Marans
Continue ReadingMelanistic Pheasant
- Melanistic Pheasant – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
- Quantity options available are 15 only.
Seasonal/Shipped May thru June
Limit of 15.
Continue ReadingSalmon Faverolle Bantam
- Salmon Faverolle Bantam – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
Minimums – Not Sexed = 5
Total of 5 birds to ship
Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Mid August.
Limit of 10
Continue ReadingSex Link or Autosex Chickens — What’s the Difference?
The terms “sex link” and “autosex” both refer to chicks whose gender is obvious as soon as they hatch. But the two terms are not synonymous. Sex link chickens, or sex links, result from mating a hen and a rooster of two different breeds. Autosex chickens are the offspring of a hen and a rooster […]
Continue Reading12 Common Questions about Chicken Characteristics
Fielding questions from customers is one of the pleasures enjoyed by our team here at Cackle Hatchery®. Below are the 12 most answered questions about chicken characteristics. Where do chickens come from? Chickens descended from wild jungle fowl, domesticated thousands of years ago. The exact origin of modern chickens is a much studied subject that […]
Continue Reading15 Common Questions about Chicken Behavior
Cackle Hatchery® customers, especially first time buyers, ask a lot of questions about the behavior of chickens. Here are answers to 15 of the most common questions we answer about chicken behavior. Are chickens intelligent? Yes. Chickens are intelligent. Among other things, they learn quickly, they can do basic arithmetic, and they have good memories. […]
Continue Reading17 Common Questions about Feeding Chickens
Customers who contact Cackle Hatchery® frequently ask questions about feeding their flocks. Below are 17 of the most common questions our team is asked regarding feeding chickens. What do chickens eat? What chickens eat depends on their stage of growth. Confined chickens eat commercially formulated chick starter when they’re young and commercial layer ration when […]
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