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5 Reasons to Keep a Rooster, and 5 Reasons Not to

A roost is sitting on a line with two hens

Are you on the fence about whether or not to include a rooster in your flock? Here are 5 reasons to keep a rooster. And, just to confuse you, 5 reasons not to keep a rooster. Reasons to Keep a Rooster Baby Chicks One of the main reasons to keep a rooster is to get […]

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Red Sex Link Started Pullet

Red Sex Link Hen

Red Sex  Link 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.
MAXIMUM OF 2 PER ORDER ONLY
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

Shipped Year Round.  No Pick up Orders! 
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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15 Common Questions about Chicken Behavior

A bird taking off

Cackle Hatchery® customers, especially first time buyers, ask a lot of questions about the behavior of chickens. Here are answers to 15 of the most common questions we answer about chicken behavior. Are chickens intelligent? Yes. Chickens are intelligent. Among other things, they learn quickly, they can do basic arithmetic, and they have good memories. […]

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Protect Your Chickens from Infectious Coryza

A chicken suffering from Coryza

Infectious coryza is one of the most common bacterial diseases of backyard chickens. It is, in fact, the chicken version of the common cold. Avibacterium paragallinarum bacteria cause this respiratory disease. Like the common cold, infectious coryza is particularly prevalent in the fall and winter, especially in the southeastern and northeastern United States and in […]

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Feral Chickens of Hawaii

A feral rooster

Since you like chickens, you’d love the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Chickens are everywhere. Tourists like to lure them with treats to get close-up photos. Local residents like having the chickens gobble up the island’s numerous native venomous centipedes. But some people complain that feral chickens are a nuisance. Nuisance Chickens The feral chickens of […]

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Bantams Are the Best Chickens for Kids

Children holding bantam chickens at a youth expo

Bantam chickens make perfect starter birds for beginning poultry keepers, especially young ones. Here are 10 reasons why bantams are the best chickens for kids. Bantams Are Small Pint-size bantams rarely weigh more than two pounds. Because of their smaller size and lighter weight, these diminutive chickens can be less intimidating for kids than some […]

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Isabel Brahma Chicken

Isabel Brahma Hen
  • Isabel Brahma 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 Mid August.
Limit of 5 Females and Males. Limit of 10 Not Sexed
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Partridge Brahma Chicken

Partridge Brahma baby chick with brown and tan striped down feathers and feathered legs.

Partridge Brahma 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 Mid August.Limit of 5 Females and Males.Limit of 10 Straight Run.
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Lavender Brahma Chicken

Lavender Brahma Rooster
  • Lavender Brahma – Sold as Baby Chicks Only

       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3

                               Female= 3

                                Male=1

                                Total of 3 birds to ship 

Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Mid August.

Limit of 5 Females and Males.

Limit of 10 Straight Run.

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