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Olive Egger Chickens: 6 Questions Answered

Olive Eggs

Chicken eggs in the United States were once available in two basic shell colors — unimaginative white and traditional farmstead brown. Along with the ongoing boom in backyard chicken flocks comes an interest in eggs with shells in a wider array of colors, including pink, blue and green. One of the most startling colors is […]

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How Does an Egg Develop Inside a Chicken?

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The eggs you collect from your chickens develop through a process that is nothing short of miraculous. A hen’s reproductive system consists of two main parts: an ovary and an oviduct. A young female chicken, or pullet, starts life with two ovaries. As she matures, the right ovary remains undeveloped and only the left one […]

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Does a Hen Lay an Egg Every Day?

Does a Hen Lay an Egg Every Day?

Rare is the hen that will lay an egg every day, year round. Most hens lay in cycles. Depending on the hen’s breed and age, one cycle may last for 12 days or as long as a year. The total number of eggs laid within one laying cycle is called a clutch. Eggs per Clutch […]

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Olive Egger™ Chicken

Olive Egger Rooster
  • Olive Egger™ – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Minimums –

Not Sexed = 3

Female = 3

Male = 1

Total of 3 birds to ship

Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru October

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Easter Egger Chicken

Easter Egger™ Chicken
  • Easter Egger – Sold as Baby Chicks Only 
Minimums –

Not Sexed = 3

Female = 3

Male = 1

Total of 3 birds to ship

Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru October

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Cherry Egger Chicken

Cherry Egger Rooster
  • Cherry Egger™ – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Minimums –

Not Sexed = 3

Female = 3

Male = 1

Total of 3 birds to ship

Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru October

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Light Sussex Chicken

Light Sussex Chicken
  • Light Sussex – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Minimums –

Not Sexed = 3

Female = 3

Male = 1

Total of 3 birds to ship

Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru October

Limit of 10 on Not Sexed

Limit of 5 on Male and Females

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Ermine Ameraucana Chicken

Ermine Ameraucana Chicken
  • Ermine 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 5

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