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Why You Should Join the American Bantam Association

Buff Orpington

The American Bantam Association (ABA) is an organization of bantam chicken enthusiasts who enjoy breeding and showing bantams, as well as socializing with other people who share their interest. Here’s why you should join the American Bantam Association: ABA History The non-profit American Bantam Association was founded in 1914 to support the poultry fancy, and […]

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Where Should You Exhibit Your Chickens?

d"Anvers Chicken at Show

Whether to exhibit your chickens at a sanctioned or unsanctioned poultry show depends on a number of different factors. These factors include the quality of your birds, the amount of money you are willing to spend, and your goals in exhibiting your chickens. Sanctioned vs. Unsanctioned, What’s the Difference? A sanctioned show is one that […]

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Sex Link or Autosex Chickens — What’s the Difference?

Chickens separated by a divider in a cardboard box

The terms “sex link” and “autosex” both refer to chicks whose gender is obvious as soon as they hatch. But the two terms are not synonymous. Sex link chickens, or sex links, result from mating a hen and a rooster of two different breeds. Autosex chickens are the offspring of a hen and a rooster […]

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Red Sex Link Started Pullet

Red Sex Link Hen

Red Sex  Link Started Pullet – 15 to 22 weeks old female

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Started Pullets are 46.00 ea.  Shipping charges are non refundable.
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NEXT AVAILABLE SHIP DATE IS IN September
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Black Sex Link Started Pullet

Black Sex Link Hen

Black Sex  Link Started Pullet – 15 to 22 weeks old female

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Started Pullets are 46.00 ea.  Shipping charges are non refundable.
MAXIMUM OF 2 PER ORDER ONLY
NEXT AVAILABLE SHIP DATE IS IN September
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White Leghorn Started Pullet

White Leghorn Hen

White Leghorn Started Pullet – 15 to 22 weeks old female

Shipped Year Round.  No Pick up Orders! 
Started Pullets are 46.00 ea.  Shipping charges are non refundable.
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NEXT AVAILABLE SHIP DATE IS IN September
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17 Common Questions about Chickens and Eggs

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By Cackle Hatchery Here at Cackle Hatchery® we are constantly fielding questions from our customers. Below are answers to 17 of the most common questions we hear about chickens and eggs. Why do chickens lay eggs? Chickens lay eggs to reproduce more chickens. However, unless a rooster is present, the eggs won’t be fertile and […]

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Thank you for updating your dealer listing

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 […]

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Getting to Know Chicken Keepers

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Chicken keepers in the United States are a diverse bunch in such things as where they live, how many chickens they keep, and what they feed their flock. A paper published in Poultry Science offers some interesting insights about who, exactly, chicken keepers are. Urban or Rural Backyard chicken keepers in the United States are […]

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Does Your Homeowners Association Allow Chickens?

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Some 75.5 million Americans — or about 30% of the entire population — live in a community governed by a Homeowners Association (HOA), according to the Foundation for Community Association Research. Further, the 365,000 different HOAs each enforce their own set of rules. And not all Homeowners Association rules allow chickens. Chickens and HOAs An […]

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