Rhode Island Red Chicken (Exhibition Type)

Rhode Island Red Chicken (Exhibition Type)
  • Rhode Island Red Chicken (Exhibition Type) – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3
                                  Female = 3
                                  Male = 1
Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru September
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Black Slate Turkey

Black Slate Turkey
  • Black Slate Turkey – Sold as Baby Poults Only – No Sexing Available

Shipped April thru Late July.

Your total order requires ANY 3 birds to ship.

MAXIMUM OF 40

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Crazy Cackle Toppies

Crazy Cackle Toppie Rooster
  • Crazy Cackle Toppies – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
 Minimums – Not Sexed = 3
                      Total of 3 birds to ship       

Seasonal/Shipped Mid Feb thru Late August.

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Silver Laced English Orpington Chicken

Silver laced orpington
  • Silver Laced English Orpington Chicken – Sold as Baby Chicks Only 
       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3
                                Female=3
                                Male=1
                                Total of 3 birds to ship       

Shipped Early March thru Early August.

Limit of 15 Not Sexed 

Limit of 10 Females and Males 

 

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Buying a Ready-Made Chicken Coop — 10 Things to Consider

Prefab Coop

Buying a ready-made chicken coop, instead of building one yourself, has several advantages. It doesn’t require any carpentry tools or skills. It doesn’t take up several weekends of your free time to put together. And you don’t need a PhD in all the features a chicken coop needs. But you should know enough about how […]

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Raising Pet Chickens for Your Backyard

Cackle Hatchery offers customers a diverse range of chickens to choose from, so you can find the right backyard chickens for your needs. If you are looking specifically for pet chickens and you are new to raising chickens, here is a handy guide to help you find the perfect fit and tips on how to […]

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12 Chicken Breeds with the Best Laying Hens

Brown Eggs from Productive Hen

All female chickens lay eggs, and all hens lay best in their first year of production. But some chicken breeds lay better than others. Hens that lay best are of breeds that have been selectively bred for egg production, rather than for fast growth or exhibition qualities.   Layers of Eggs with Brown Shells Chicken […]

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Heritage Turkey Spotlight — Royal Palm, Ideal for Small Families

Royal Palm Turkey

The Royal Palm is a lightweight turkey with stunning white plumage trimmed in black. Turkeys with a similar color pattern have been raised in Europe since the 1700s, known there variously as black-laced white, pied, or Crollwitzer.   The first turkeys in the United States with the palm color pattern appeared in the 1920s in […]

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