With their large, hawk-like eyes, flattish head profile, downward turning beaks and striking feather patterns, Easter Egger chickens are often described as looking like hawks. Easter Eggers are related to Ameraucanas, which also have a somewhat hawk-like appearance. Easter Eggers are not considered to be a true breed, because they lack uniform conformation and plumage […]
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How to Breed Olive Egger Chickens: 6 Questions Answered
Olive Eggers — chickens that produce eggs with olive colored shells — are developed by mating a pure breed that lays eggs with blue shells with a pure breed that lays eggs with brown shells. Blue shells are blue throughout; brown shells have pigment only on the outside. The olive colored shell occurs when a […]
Continue ReadingOlive Egger Chickens: 6 Questions Answered
Chicken eggs in the United States were once available in two basic shell colors — unimaginative white and traditional farmstead brown. Along with the ongoing boom in backyard chicken flocks comes an interest in eggs with shells in a wider array of colors, including pink, blue and green. One of the most startling colors is […]
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Saxony Duck – Sold as Baby Ducklings Only
Shipped July thru Jan.
NEW FALL DUCKS AVAILABLE TO ORDER!
Shipment must include a total of at least 10 ducks.
All ducks can ship together but any other poultry must be on a separate order.
SOLD OUT FOR THIS YEAR
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Continue ReadingKeeping Turkeys With Chickens
Conventional wisdom says you should never keep turkeys and chickens together, because turkeys are susceptible to blackhead, a disease with devastating consequences. However, lots of backyarders raise chickens and turkeys together without a problem, and with some benefits. Here are three good reasons to keep turkeys with chickens, and two reasons not to. Thumbs Up […]
Continue Reading20 Weird and Wonderful Facts about Chickens
Chickens are endlessly fascinating. The more time you spend with them, the more you discover how intensely complex these creatures are. Here are 20 weird and wonderful facts about chickens: If all the chickens on earth were evenly distributed among all the people on earth, each person would have at least 3 chickens. The chicken […]
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- Black Laced Silver Wyandotte (Exhibition Type) – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Shipped Early Feb thru End of Sept
MAXIMUM OF 5
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- Splash Laced Red Wyandottes – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Not Sexed = 3
Female = 3
Male = 1
Total of 3 birds to ship
Seasonal/Shipped Feb thru Early August
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Black Laced Silver Wyandotte Started Pullet – 12 to 16 Weeks Old
Shipped Only Year Round. No Pick up Orders! Started Pullets are 34.00 ea. Shipping charges are non refundable. MAXIMUM OF 2 PER ORDER ONLY Continue Reading