2025 Chick Program
The 2025 Chick Ordering program is now available!
Orders must be in by March 27, 2025.
Chicks Arrive: April 24, 2025!
Please Note: We will contact you when chick arrive.
STANDARD BREEDS
Amberlink
Barred Ply. Rock
Black Australorp
Black Sex Link
Brown Leghorn
Cinnamon Queen
Golden Comet
ISA Brown
New Hampshire
Rhode Island Red
White Leghorn
UNIQUE BREEDS
Ameraucana
Black Jersey Giant
Buff Orpington
Light Brahma
Production Red
Columbian Rock Cross
Golden Laced Wyandotte
Silver Laced Wyandotte
RARE BREEDS
Barnevelder
Blue Rock
Buckeye
Buff Brahma
Cuckoo Marans
Dark Brahma
Noir Marans
Olive Egger
Rhode Island Blue
Speckled Sussex
Welsummer
Welbar
FEATURE BREEDS
Black Laced Red Wyandotte
Black Laced Red Wyandotte Chickens are dual purpose birds. Developed in early America for both meat and eggs. They will on occasion go broody and they make excellent mothers. They work well in confinement or free range and are a great backyard chicken.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Good (4+ per week/ 200+ per year)
Egg Color: Brown
Broody: Occasionally
Mature Weights: 6.5 - 8.5 lbs.
Behavior: Variable - Roosters can be aggressive
Blue Rock
The Blue Rock results from crossing Barred Rocks and Blue Andalusian. These striking birds are monochromatic hens being largely light gray fading into a charcoal head.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Very Good (4-5 per week / 225 - 250 per year)
Egg Color: Brown
Broody: No
Mature Weights: 6-7 lbs
Behavior: Friendly
ISA Brown
The ISA Brown Chicken is the epitome of a high production laying chicken. They are also very docile, easy going, and adaptable birds, fitting in with backyard or small farm situations as well as in battery styled high production houses.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Excellent (6-7 per week / 300+ per year)
Egg Color: Brown
Broody: Not Typically
Mature Weights: 4.5 - 5.5 lbs
Behavior: Friendly, Even-Tempered, Adaptable to confinement
Noir Maran
The Noir Marans are a very good layer of rich dark brown eggs ranging from copper to chocolate in color. These hens are largely black with varying amounts of bronze. The roosters are cuckoo.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Good (3-4 per week / 200-225 per year)
Egg Color: Dark Brown
Broody: Occasionally
Mature Weights: 6.5 - 8 lbs
Behavior: Docile and Clean
Oliver Egger
When it comes to appearance - Olive Eggers are a wildcard. They come in virtually any and every color combination. Olive Eggers are F1, meaning First Generation and are bred from Black Copper Marans and Ameraucanas. They lay predominately green eggs.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Good (200+ per year)
Egg Color: Olive Green
Broody: Varies
Mature Weights: 5.5 - 7.5 lbs
Behavior: Varies with each cross
Rhode Island Blue
Rhode Island Blues are a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Australorp. This results in a largely slate blue chicken with red hackle and saddle feathers. They are a medium production bird and excellent layer of large brown eggs.
FACTS:
Egg Production: Good (4-5 per week / 200-250 per year)
Egg Color: Brown
Broody: No
Mature Weight: 5-6 lbs
Behavior: Active, Docile, Calm
Golden Cuckoo Marans
Golden Cuckoo Marans are a fun twist on your favorite chocolate layer. They are broad, stand tall and just as their name suggests – have a golden and brown cuckoo pattern. They are fair layers of medium-large eggs ranging in color from caramel to chocolate. Golden Cuckoo Marans are an active breed that loves to forage. Chicks hatch with both lightly feathered and clean legs.
FACTS:
Produce 175-200 medium to large brown eggs per year
Egg Color: Dark Brown
Broody: Occassionally
Mature Weight: 6-8 lbs
Blue Jersey Giants
The largest breed in the American Class the Jersey Giant has appropriately been nicknamed the ‘Gentle Giant’. Although only average layers these birds lay a considerably larger egg than most. Roosters are popular to caponize but these birds have decreased in popularity for consumption due to their slow growth and poor feed conversion. Our Blue Jersey Giants are a gorgeous slate blue with an almost-laced looking pattern.
FACTS:
Produce 150-180 extra large brown eggs each year
Egg Color: Brown
Broody: Yes
Mature Weight: 10-13 lbs