Submit a review on our BBB here: Is Cackle Hatchery® Legit? Yes, we have been raising and selling chickens since 1936 but don’t take our word for it; read many of our reviews and testimonials from real customers: September 10, 2023 All 17 chicks arrived alive and healthy in a timely manner, would do business […]
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Cackle’s Annual Chicken Festival
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2024 Cackle Hatchery Annual Chicken Festival! We hope to see you in 2025! If you’ve never been to the Cackle Hatchery Annual Chicken Festival, it’s a free, family-friendly event that we’ve been putting on for more than a decade now. And we always make sure […]
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z – A – Addled A rotten or otherwise inedible egg. Or an egg in which the embryo died during early incubation. Age of lay The age at which a […]
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We are a 4th generation family-owned and operated hatchery offering over 230 varieties of poultry shipped directly from our facility here in Missouri. It’s our mission to enhance your life by providing you with quality poultry for showing, meat, enjoyment, eggs or pets. We specialize in hatching purebred poultry and shipping day old chicks […]
Continue ReadingHow Many Chicken Breeds Are There?
No one knows how many different chicken breeds exist in the world, because no one keeps track. Wikipedia estimates hundreds. In her book The Behavioural Biology of Chickens, Professor C.J. Nichol of the University of London has counted more than 500 “fancy breeds” worldwide, described as ranging “from the sublime to the ridiculous.” These vague […]
Continue ReadingWhich Chicken Breeds Make the Best Broody Hens?
Some chicken breeds make great broody hens. Others are iffy. Still others are completely unreliable. And some never go broody at all. What does broody mean and why does it matter? Broodiness, in a nutshell, is maternal instinct. After a hen has accumulated a nestful of eggs, maternal instinct tells her to keep the eggs […]
Continue ReadingWhen is Chick Season®?
Chick season® for most birds is in the spring. Poultry, like other birds, gear up for laying eggs and hatching them as the days start growing longer in spring. Also like other birds, most poultry are seasonal breeders. The length of the breeding season depends largely on the type of poultry. Chickens and other […]
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Kosher King – Sold As Baby Chicks Only
Minimum of 25 to ship.
Must be ordered by themselves on a separate order with no other birds. These are shipped on a separate day and require it’s own shipping/handling charges.
No pick up orders.
Next Available Ship Date is January
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- Black Laced Silver Wyandotte (Exhibition Type) – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Shipped Early Feb thru End of Sept
MAXIMUM OF 5
Continue ReadingSplash Laced Red Wyandottes
- Splash Laced Red Wyandottes – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Minimums –
Not Sexed = 3
Female = 3
Male = 1
Total of 3 birds to ship
Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru Early August
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