Chicks shipped by mail require a little extra TLC compared to chicks you might hatch at home. Think about how you feel after a long journey — dehydrated, exhausted, probably a bit cranky. What you look forward to most is a long drink and a warm bed. Baby chicks are no different. They suffer the […]
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The hatching of a chick out of an egg — whether laid by a chicken, duck, goose, or other bird — is a remarkable process. Each chick enters the world with a built-in food supply that can sustain it for up to three days after the bird hatches. How does this happen? Starting on the […]
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When you raise baby chickens in a brooder you must gradually change the brooding facilities as the chicks grow. After about the first two weeks of brooding, start making necessary changes to the following features: Adequate space for the number of birds Initially chicks don’t need much room, because (like other babies) they spend much […]
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At dusk, chickens instinctively seek a high place to spend the night where they feel safe from predators. Lacking a comfortable place to roost inside their coop, they may seek an outdoor roost. It might be the top of a fence or gate, in a tree, or even on the coop roof. Chickens that roost […]
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Newly hatched poultry come equipped with yolk reserves that provide baby birds with nutrients for many hours after they hatch. It’s nature’s way of allowing the early hatchers to remain in the nest until the whole brood has hatched. Hatchery chicks shipped by mail take advantage of these yolk reserves during the day or two […]
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An egg tooth is a tiny horn-like projection at the tip of the upper beak of a newly hatched chick. Soon after the chick hatches, the egg tooth falls off. Domestic poultry and other birds share this trait in common with most reptiles. When a chicken egg is incubated, the egg tooth begins to […]
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FREE SHIPPING on all supply order totals exceeding $25.00.
Only available to be ordered and shipped with your Jumbo Cornish Cross Chickens.
Item #B20
Cackle’s Show Class Old English Bantam S/R Assortment – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
Includes Mareks Vaccinations – FREE SHIPPING
Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Mid August.
Item #1223
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FREE SHIPPING on all supply order totals exceeding $25.00.
Item #W01
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
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This item cannot be shipped alone.
FREE SHIPPING on all supply order totals exceeding $25.00.
Item #BE19
This product is not included in the of purchasing 25.00 for the free shipping on supplies.
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