Chicks
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Barnevelder
$25.00 Read moreBarnevelders are medium heavy, dual-purpose birds that are very cold hardy. Their beautiful double-laced brown and blue feathers are just another perk of this docile bird that takes to foraging easily. The Barnevelders are single combed with yellow legs.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 160 Large Dark Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Curious, Active, Gentle
- Mature Weight: 5-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Occasionally
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Bielefelder
$25.00 Read moreThe Bielefelder is a recent import to the U.S. that originated in Bielefeld, Germany. A poultry breeder by the name of Gerd Roth developed the breed by crossing New Hampshires, Malines, Amrocks, and Wyandottes to create an auto-sexing, dual-purpose breed. Auto-sexing means that day-old chicks can be sexed when they hatched based on their coloring. Day-old pullet chicks have brown “chipmunk stripes” on their backs, while cockerel chicks are a much lighter shade and do not have any stripes. Adult Bielefelders are beautiful birds and have a color pattern similar to the crele color pattern found in other breeds. The hens have a brown ground color overlaid with faint bars of white and gray. Males have orange barred hackles, backs, and saddles with the tails and breast being black with white barring. Bielefelders are an excellent dual-purpose breed that lays an abundance of brown eggs while still having a well-fleshed carcass.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 230 X-Large Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Calm, Curious, Active, Friendly
- Mature Weight: 6-10 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Rarely
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Black Laced Red Wyandotte
$25.00 Read moreThese beautiful chickens have the addition of a double dose of Mahogany color to them and are much darker than the Black Laced Gold Wyandotte. They work well in confinement or free range and make a great back yard type chicken. This chicken makes an excellent pet and is good for eggs and/or meat.
- Purpose: Egg laying
- Production: 180-260 brown eggs a year
- Temperament: Docile
- Mature Weight: 6.5 lbs
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Setter
- Comb Type: Rose Comb
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Blue Egger
$25.00 Read moreThis is a blue egg-laying mix from the hatchery and could include Cream Legbar, Black Ameraucana, Blue Ameraucana, Lavender Ameraucana, White Ameraucana or Splash Ameraucana.
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Chocolate Orpington
$25.00 Read moreThe Chocolate Orpington is a cross between a Chocolate Orpington male and a Black Orpington female. The pullets are a rich chocolate brown color. This cross combines the beautiful chocolate color of the Orpington with the superb laying capabilities of the Australorp. These birds make a great dual-purpose bird for any flock as they combine unique plumage color and high egg production with a well-fleshed carcass. This cross also has a docile temperament much like both of its parent breeds.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200 Medium Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly, Calm, Gentle
- Mature Weight: 8-9 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Often
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Cuckoo Marans
$25.00 Read moreThe Marans breed originates from a town called Marans, France. It is a very winter hardy breed with a docile temperament. They tend to be more athletic, taking to foraging, and free ranging more often than other breeds. Marans lay dark brown and dark speckled eggs. These tough birds make a great addition to any backyard flock.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200 Medium Dark Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly, Easy to Handle
- Mature Weight: 5-6 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold Hardy But Not Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Occasionally
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Easter Egger, Americana
$25.00 Read moreThe Easter Egger or Americana will give you an assortment of colored eggs from turquoise to olive, to light brown. The Easter Egger/Americana breed comes from the Araucana and Ameraucana mix and has different color plumage variations. The color of their egg shells vary from pale blue chicken eggs to dark blue to various shades of green and a few light brownish/pink eggs.
- Purpose: Egg Layer
- Production: 240 Medium Colored Eggs/Year.
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly
- Mature Weight: 4-6 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Occasionally
- Comb Type: Pea Comb
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F2 Olive Egger
$25.00 Read moreF1 Olive Egger hens and are crossed back with a mix of males of the Black Tailed Red Marans, Black Ameraucana and Cream Legbar. This cross will produce eggs that hatch into chicks and grow up to lay eggs that will produce a wide variety of olive egger shades and several eggs with more blue hues and chocolate hues in a class of F2 Olive Egger.
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French Black Copper Marans
$25.00 Read moreThe Maran breed originates from a town called Marans, France. It is a very winter hardy breed with a docile temperament. They are more athletic and take to foraging and free ranging more often than other breeds. The French Copper Marans lay dark brown eggs.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 225 Medium Dark Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly, Easy to Handle
- Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Often
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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French Black Marans
$25.00 Read moreFrench Black Marans are heritage, dual-purpose chickens. The Marans breed originates from a town called Marans, France. It’s a very winter-hardy breed with a docile temperament. They are growing increasingly popular as many claim they lay the darkest eggs of all Marans varieties. They are shiny greenish-black in plumage from head to toe, with dark slate legs and black beaks. Most French Marans have feathered legs. The eggs at the beginning of the laying season are usually the darkest, and they get lighter as the season goes on. French Marans tend to be very healthy and are resistant to most diseases. French Black Marans Chickens are friendly and make great yard birds that love to free range. Adding these to your flock will also add beautiful dark brown eggs to your egg basket.
- Purpose: Egg laying
- Production: 200+ dark brown eggs/year
- Temperament: Docile
- Mature Weight: 6.5 lbs
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Setter
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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French Wheaten Marans
$25.00 Read moreThe Wheaten Marans have feathered shanks and amber eyes with light wheaten colored feathers. These birds are friendly, sociable and active. French Wheaten Marans are bred to lay dark chocolate eggs and are considered gourmet eggs. With the dark eggs during the laying cycle, as with all fowl eggs, the color will lighten as the laying season progresses. These are some beautiful birds to be on the farm and a great addition to your flock.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200+ Dark Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly, Easy to Handle
- Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Setter
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Jubilee Orpington
$25.00 Read moreJubilee Orpingtons Chickens are a rare color pattern of everyone’s favorite chickens, the sweet and personable, Orpingtons. The Jubilee color was developed around 1897 by crossing a Buff Orpington and a Spangled Old English Game Chicken and aptly named after the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. They are still very rare here in the United States. Like all Orpington Chickens, the Jubilees make great pets due to their calm and friendly disposition. They are also great layers of cream-brown colored eggs, laying approximately 3-5 each week. They are round and fluffy in appearance, are clean-legged, and have a single comb. Hens are also broody and make great mothers.
- Purpose: Dual purpose
- Production: 150+ light brown eggs a year
- Temperament: Docile
- Mature Weight: 8 lbs
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: Setter
- Comb Type: Single Comb
