Description
Originated and developed in the state of Delaware USA in the 1940’s and admitted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1952. The Delaware is a dual purpose chicken with a single comb and a layer of brown eggs. Plumage is nearly white with black feathers around the neck and tail and the bird is a rapid grower. Origin comes from a hatchery man crossing Rock-Reds and occasionally a white colored chick would be in a tray considered to be an “off color” a “sport.” These white chicks grew very fast and big and, after of years of breeding the white offspring, they eventually became consistent with their color and color patterns and became a standard breed. In the 1980’s and 1990’s very few of these pure Delaware flocks still existed. Only in the last 15 years has this breed made a comeback. Cackle Hatchery® is proud to be a long time breeder of this beautiful chicken. Our original stock came from Colonial Poultry Farms in Pleasant Hill, Missouri which has long been out of business.
We also offer at limited times of the year Delaware Fertile Hatching Eggs
Availability
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slowandold5 –
I ordered 10 female and 1 male. Ended up with 12. 3 males and 9 females. I’m good with that. In store order for 50%off. They are approx. 3 months old. They are larger than my cermani. Every day they get bigger. It’s amazing. And the is unique to each one. I’m so excited to see how they are grown. A little Leary of people saying they are seceptible to a lot of things..I give cackle a 20! on a scale of 1-10
audra oldham –
I ordered a large group of chicks and the Delaware was one of the hen groups I ordered in that group. These are such friendly and inquisitive chickens. I’ve raised chickens all my life and my favorites are always the ones with the best personalities. These fit the bill. I did get 4 roos in my group, which is expected with any group you order, and these are my favorite little fellas. They greet me at the gate in the morning and actually like being picked up. I had New Hampshire’s for our flock roos but now we are planning on also keeping these few Delaware roos and buying them some New Hampshire hens for their own flock. Given the docile nature of the Delaware roos they will stay up around the house with their group of ladies. They are also a great size to create the next generation of heritage broilers on our farm.
nina_leblanc –
Update: Chicks are 10 weeks old, sadly I lost one at 8 weeks old. The remaining 25 are starting to develop unique personalities,they are so much fun.
nina_leblanc –
I ordered 22 Delaware chicks and received 26 happy, healthy, warm and dry chicks. They are now 2 weeks old and I still have 26 happy, healthy, warm and dry chicks that have doubled in size. I am very pleased with my new chicks, it was a great experience with no issues ordering from Cackle Hatchery. I should also mention this is the first time ever having chickens.
saramiera –
Update : at 5 months old they gave us their first egg on new year’s morning!! The egg size is small -but that’s to be expected as first eggs are always pretty small from these heritage breeds. They do seem to be the most susceptible to parasites out of all our different breeds but other ghan that they are great!
saramiera –
I have raised Delaware chicks twice. They definitely are one of my favorite breeds. They tolerate the Florida heat well and are great foragers. The first time I raise Delaware chicks I got them from a local feed store. They were not supper affectionate although they were curios and friendly. They feathered more quickly then my other breeds and we’re trained quickly. My Delaware chicks from cackle have feathered at a more normal rate and are more affectionate than my last ones. They are robust and very spunky. The are not bullies but don’t get pushed around by the older birds. The seem to think that the adult hens are really cool and seem determined to be an accepted part of the flock. So far I am pleased with my Delaware chicks from Cackle but am waited to see how their production and egg size compare with the ones I got from the feed store. Thanks Cackle for the amazing chicks!!
jessicacohen2021 –
Very pleased with the chicks in this shipment. I asked the Cackle agents which bird produced jumbo eggs and also was a good weight for a meat bird; they recommended the Delaware. I ordered 4, with some other breeds totaling 17. Cackle shipped 19. All are vigorous, well-behaved.
I experimented ordering from a few other hatcheries this year (some commercial, some private), and all of them except Cackle some quality control issues – weak or small birds, incorrect gender. Cackle has consistently shipped me birds with excellent vitality who grow to be very large in size. I’ll be ordering from Cackle exclusively from now on!
Steven Perry –
Everything shipped timely. ordered 29 chicks, received 31 (27 delawares). 4 weeks later, all 31 alive and well. The Delawares are a lively bunch, inquisitive, and friendly. I love their personalities already. Plan to use half for meat birds, half as layers. My order got close to 50% male/female, which was ideal for me. I will update in another 4-6 weeks. TY Cackle Hatchery!
Jess –
Amazing
We received our chicks today, and all are healthy and lively. Thank you!