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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
                      MinimumsNot 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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Dorking Assortment

Dorking Assortment
  • Dorking Assortment – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – 
       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3                                Total of 3 birds to ship  Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Mid August.Limit of 15.
 
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Partridge English Orpington Chicken

Partridge English Orpington Pair
  • Partridge English Orpingtons – 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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Red Dorking Chicken

Red Dorking Chicken
  • Red Dorking 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 10 Females and Males.

Limit of 20 Straight Run.

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Getting to Know Chicken Keepers

A man and woman hold a chicken in their yard

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?

A little girl holds a chicken

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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