To order your Free Breed Guide Catalog, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page and click submit (once). The catalog you will receive is our 2024-25 catalog. New catalogs mailing soon. 2024 – 2025 Color Guide Catalog does not have pricing or mail-in order forms enclosed. You will need to reference […]
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CACKLE HATCHERY COLOR CHICKEN CATALOG
2020-2021 Cackle Hatchery Color Catalog Free Breed Guide – This Color catalog displays breeds but does not have any pricing. You will need to reference cacklehatchery.com to access current pricing. Limited supply while they last. We do not guarantee you will receive a catalog. Our catalog printing and shipping is mailed by bulk rates offsite. […]
Continue Reading4 Ways to Tell Male and Female Chicks Apart
Four traditional methods are used to tell male and female chicks apart. Which method is most appropriate for any specific batch of chicks depends on their breed and variety, their age, and the skill of the observer. Vent Sexing Vent sexing, also called cloacal sexing, is a method of determining a hatchling’s gender by examining […]
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Periodicals Raising Backyard Chickens: How to Start a Flock – Fox News Backyard Poultry Magazine Poultry Press An international newspaper devoted to breeding, raising, conditioning and showing purebred exhibition poultry. Poultry Health Report Poultry Times Cackle Hatchery® In the News From The Tailgate – Season 3 – Episode 14 – Cackle Hatchery […]
Continue ReadingCackle Hatchery® History About Us
We are a 4th generation family-owned and operated hatchery offering over 230 varieties of poultry shipped directly from our facility here in Missouri. It’s our mission to enhance your life by providing you with quality poultry for showing, meat, enjoyment, eggs or pets. We specialize in hatching purebred poultry and shipping day old chicks right […]
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At NO time will Cackle Hatchery® accept any returns of live poultry, sick poultry or dead poultry. If you have encountered a problem please call our customer service department at 417-532-4581. Cackle Hatchery®’s Return Policy on all products other than live birds. If, within 30 days, you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, we will replace the item or […]
Continue ReadingNo Guarantees When Ordering Hatching Eggs by Mail
Eggs that are sold specifically for hatching are called, fittingly enough, hatching eggs. They cost more than eating eggs but come with no guarantee they will hatch. Too many variables are not under the seller’s control. Even eggs laid by your own hens, or otherwise sourced locally, are not guaranteed to hatch. But when hatching […]
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General FAQ’s What is in each box? For each box, we carefully select fun products. We cannot guarantee that you will receive a specific item, however, we try to include some products for your chickens, and some for you! Will I receive live birds in a shipment? No, each box will only include supplies and […]
Continue ReadingThe Coronavirus Pandemic Is Renewing Interest in Raising Backyard Chickens
The coronavirus pandemic has shut down businesses, closed schools, and disrupted supply chains. It has also led to a dramatic increase in chick sales. “We are totally swamped,” says Jeff Smith of Cackle Hatchery. “It’s a little overwhelming.” Indeed, at Cackle Hatchery alone, sales have doubled over the previous year as more and […]
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When you select breeds, your shopping cart will show you when all of those breeds are available to ship together. You can then select from the available shipping dates for your specific order at checkout. [hatcherybrain-master-availability-table]
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