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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, GentleÂ
- Mature Weight: 5-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: OccasionallyÂ
- 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, FriendlyÂ
- Mature Weight: 6-10 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: RarelyÂ
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Blue Laced Gold Wyandotte
$25.00 Read moreThese lacy girls are not all show with their elegantly patterned feathers. They are also great egg layers! Wyandottes are one of the most strikingly beautiful chickens to grace a backyard flock. Developed in New York, they are quiet, easy to manage, and are one of the most winter-hardy breeds.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200 Medium Cream Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, FriendlyÂ
- Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: OftenÂ
- Comb Type: Rose Comb
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Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
$25.00 Read moreThese lacy girls are not just all show with their elegantly patterned feathers, they are also great egg layers! Wyandottes are one of the most strikingly beautiful chickens to grace a backyard flock. Developed in New York, they are quiet, easy to manage, and one of the most winter-hardy of all breeds.
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200 Medium Cream Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, FriendlyÂ
- Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: OftenÂ
- Comb Type: Rose Comb
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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.Â
- Purpose: Dual-Purpose
- Production: 200 Medium Brown Eggs/Year
- Temperament: Docile, Friendly, Calm, GentleÂ
- Mature Weight: 8-9 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: OftenÂ
- Comb Type: Single Comb
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Cream Legbar
$25.00 Read moreLegbars are a lightweight British breed created in the 1930s by mating blue egg-laying birds from South America (similar to the Araucana) with Golden Penciled Hamburgs, and Buff, Brown, and White Leghorns. The goal of the geneticists was to develop a blue egg-laying chicken that was auto-sexing. Auto-sexing means that generation after generation the chicks can be sexed at one-day of age by the color of their down. After about 15-years of work, the Legbar finally came into existence and was first exhibited at the London Dairy Show in 1947. The plumage is a mix of cream shades overlaid with faint black barring and features a small crest on the top of the head.
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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
$10.00 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. It is because of this genetic combination that our birds are not meant for exhibition.
- Purpose: Egg Layer
- Production: 240 Medium Colored Eggs/Year.
- Temperament: Docile, FriendlyÂ
- Mature Weight: 4-6 lbs.
- Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy
- Broodiness: OccasionallyÂ
- Comb Type: Pea Comb
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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
