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Silver Duckwing Phoenix Standard Chicken
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- Silver Duckwing Phoenix – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
Silver Duckwing Yokohama Chicken
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- Silver Duckwing Yokohama – Sold as Baby Chicks Only – No Sexing Available
100 Frypan W/ 3 Free Ducks
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- 100 Frypan W/ 3 Free Ducks – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru June (due to ducks availability)
MUST BE ORDERED IN QUANTITIES OF 100
Continue ReadingBest Place to Buy Baby Chicks
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by Cackle Hatchery What is the best place to buy baby chicks? Without a doubt, Cackle Hatchery® is by far the best place to buy baby chicks, along with everything you might need to raise them to be happy, healthy chickens. Here’s why: Largest Selection Cackle Hatchery offers 230 varieties of poultry. That’s more varieties […]
Continue ReadingWhat Are Heritage Chickens?
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What exactly are heritage chickens? For that matter, what is a heritage turkey, duck, or goose? By definition, heritage poultry breeds share these important characteristics: They are standard breeds They mate naturally They can live a long time They are slow growing Standard Breeds Heritage breeds must have been accepted into the American Standard of […]
Continue ReadingWhich Poultry Breed Lays a Black Egg?
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The internet is rife with photographs of eggs from chickens and other poultry that have black shells. Are they a trick of the imagination? Poor photographic lighting? Or true poultry eggs with inky shells? If so, which poultry breed lays a black egg? Maybe Ducks Among ducks, the Cayuga sometimes lays eggs with black shells. […]
Continue ReadingChicken Breed Abbreviations
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Chicken keepers often use abbreviations and assume their listeners know what they mean. Here are some of the more common chicken breed abbreviations, along with abbreviations for variety features and those used for show that may be puzzling when you see them in poultry publications, forums, and websites. Note that abbreviations may be combined to […]
Continue Reading6 Reasons to Hatch Poultry Eggs in an Incubator
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Before eggs can develop into chicks or other poultry, they must experience a specific amount of heat and humidity for a specific length of time. Most hens instinctively know what to do. Here are 6 reasons you may instead prefer to hatch poultry eggs in an incubator. Reliability Hens of your chosen breed may not […]
Continue ReadingChicks or Hatching Eggs? What’s the Difference?
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When you are ready to raise a batch of baby chicks, should you buy chicks or hatching eggs? Each option has advantages and disadvantages. So how different is it when you start with eggs versus chicks? Starting with Eggs When you start with eggs that you plan to hatch, the first thing you need is […]
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