🥚 2026 Hard-Boiled Egg Eating Contest – Official Rules Location & Check-In All contestants must check in at Big Tent in Parking Lot of Building B Address: 411 W Commercial St, Lebanon, MO Date/Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026 — TBD Eligibility & Registration All participants must be 18 years of age or older. Contestants must be […]
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Enjoy your free downloadable gift for updating your dealer listing with us here at Cackle Hatchery! Click Here to Download As an added bonus after downloading feel free to print any Cackle Hatchery sales sheets for poultry you may need instore: PRINTABLE CHICK SALES SHEETS Tips for printing: Make sure your printer settings are set […]
Continue ReadingCackle Hatchery’s Annual Silent Auction
Join us to benefit youth poultry groups! Every year during the chicken festival, we auction off chickens with proceeds going to organized youth poultry groups. This is a traditional silent auction with bid sheets. Come and browse the beautiful birds that we are auctioning off. Be a part of the bidding for a good cause. […]
Continue ReadingHow Old Can Eggs Get?
How old can eggs get— if they aren’t deliberately preserved — is a question facing archeologist investigating a 1,700 year old egg discovered in England. The shell is still intact and CT scans show the egg contains liquid, possibly consisting of the original yolk and albumen. Where did this egg come from? The egg’s contents […]
Continue ReadingAmateur Registration for Hardboiled Egg Eating Contest at Cackle Hatchery’s Chicken Festival
🥚 2026 Hard-Boiled Egg Eating Contest – Official Rules Location & Check-In All contestants must check in at Big Tent in Parking Lot of Building B Address: 411 W Commercial St, Lebanon, MO Date/Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026 — time TBD Eligibility & Registration All participants must be 18 years of age or older. Contestants […]
Continue ReadingWhat Are Heritage Chickens?
What exactly are heritage chickens? For that matter, what is a heritage turkey, duck, or goose? By definition, heritage poultry breeds share these important characteristics: They are standard breeds They mate naturally They can live a long time They are slow growing Standard Breeds Heritage breeds must have been accepted into the American Standard of […]
Continue ReadingWyandotte Chickens in the Heritage Breed Spotlight
Wyandotte chickens were developed in a region of the United States once occupied by the Native American Huron tribes. Collectively, these tribes were known as Wendat, or Wyandot, which inspired the breed name. Physical Attributes With their short tail, short back, and loose feathering, Wyandotte chickens look rather round. They may be large or bantam. […]
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True Bantam Chicken Breeds
Nearly every chicken breed has a bantam version. But some bantam breeds have no larger counterpart. The latter are true bantams. Cackle Hatchery® offers the following true bantam chicken breeds: Belgian d’Anvers Belgian d’Anvers bantams get their name from the Belgian municipality of Antwerp, which is “Anvers” to the French. The word d’Anvers therefore means […]
Continue ReadingChicken Breed Abbreviations
Chicken keepers often use abbreviations and assume their listeners know what they mean. Here are some of the more common chicken breed abbreviations, along with abbreviations for variety features and those used for show that may be puzzling when you see them in poultry publications, forums, and websites. Note that abbreviations may be combined to […]
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