Pair of Buford Bronze Peafowl
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Weekly Special Exotic Island Fowl
Weekly Special Exotic Island Fowl – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
Weekly specials can be shipped together. Any other orders other than weekly specials needs to be a separate order.
Must ship within the next two weeks.
Item# WS1233
Minimum of 15.
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We know that eggs must be properly incubated in a warm environment for them to form healthy, well-developed chicks. But what if the amount of light that eggs are exposed to during incubation could have an effect on the temperament of chickens as well? According to a paper recently published in Applied Animal Behavior Science, […]
Continue ReadingAcademic Study Sheds Light on Chicken Intelligence
People who haven’t spent much time around chickens might not think they’re particularly bright, but those of us who raise our own flocks have probably noticed that these birds can actually be pretty shrewd when it comes to finding food and securing their position in the pecking order. In fact, an academic paper recently published […]
Continue ReadingHow to Take Care of Baby Chickens
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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Best Mating Ratios for Poultry: How Many Hens per Rooster?
The optimal mating ratio for chickens, turkeys, and other poultry is not the same ratio in which they typically hatch. Most poultry naturally hatch approximately 50 percent females and 50 percent males. If your goal is to obtain fertile eggs for hatching, that ratio will result in males fighting excessively with each other, and when […]
Continue ReadingSupermarket Egg Prices Fall to Ten-Year Low
Last year, in the wake of an avian flu outbreak that forced states to cull over 43 million birds, egg prices in grocery stores throughout the country spiked to historic levels. The average price of eggs peaked at about $3 per dozen after more than doubling in a period of just a few months. For […]
Continue ReadingSebright Bantam Surplus Special
- Sebright Bantam Surplus Special – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Mid August
Suspending taking orders for this special for the hatching season.
Continue ReadingHow to Provide Comfort Roosts for Your Chickens
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 […]
Continue ReadingBlack Breasted Red Jungle Fowl Standard Old English
- Black Breasted Red Jungle Fowl Standard Old English – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available