Availability Updated December 21, 2009
2010 Bantams
Hatch Weeks: March 9, 23; April 6, 20; May 4, 18; June 1, 15, 29; July 13, 27; August 10, 24.
Order limits: The number in parenthesis after the price of the poultry indicates the maximum number of day-olds available at one hatch. You can order as few as one of a breed. If you want more than the maximum number, you will need to place two orders from two different hatches (including the equivalent of 25 chicks for each order).
PLEASE REMEMBER ALL DAY-OLD POULTRY IS SOLD AS STRAIGHT RUN ONLY. WE DO NOT SEX ANY OF THE DAY-OLDS. Since we do not sell sexed chicks, we have no control over what you receive as far as a male-female ratio. Ideally, it is supposed to be a 50-50 split, but anyone who has been in poultry knows it can vary from that.
PLEASE NOTE MINIMUM NUMBER OF BIRDS REQUIREMENT BEFORE ORDERING!
You MUST order the equivalent of 25 chicks per order. This is required because the chicks will not stay warm enough to arrive alive at your Post Office if there are too few chicks in the box. There are some hatcheries, etc. who are shipping as few as three chicks in a box. We do not know how they are doing this or if it works. The only option that we have to keep the chicks warm enough to ship is by the body heat of the chicks. Please do not ask us to ship less than this minimum requirement.
Miscellaneous Bantam Breeds
Assorted Bantams: Chicks $2.00 each (50). (This can be from any of the types of bantams we maintain, but will not be all of one kind.)
Ameraucana: Multicolored, pea combed. Adults tend to be pastel shades of gray and fawn. Some are non-bearded. They are very active foragers and lay greenish blue eggs. Chicks $3.00 (10)
Araucana: The true rumpless, ear-tufted breed. With this comes the lethal gene where 25% of the offspring die in the shell. These have ear tufts, not beards or muffs. Small pea comb. They are quite unique and lay a beautiful blue-green egg. Chicks $5.00 each (5)
Buckeye: Gorgeous, deep red replicas of their standard size counterparts. Pale brown eggs. These have a pea comb. Chicks $5.00 each (5)
Buff Brahma: Buff with black neck and tail feathers, pea comb, off-white eggs. Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Dark Brahma: Pea comb, silver-penciled plumage pattern. Where males are basically black with silvery neck and hackle feathers, hens are true silver penciled. Lay off-white eggs. Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Light Brahma: Miniature version of the standard. White with black neck and tail feathers, friendly and easy to handle. Pea comb, pale brown eggs. Chicks $3.00 each (15)
Mixed Naked Neck: A calico color pattern group - mostly barred with red overlay. Rather attractive and good layer. Thrifty and hardy. Lay pale brown eggs. These are for fun only - - - not for show quality. Color and comb type can vary. Chicks $3.00 each (5)
New Hampshire: Bantam version of the full sized breed. They have a single comb and lay pale brown eggs. Chicks $3.00 each (5)
Old English
Old English bantams are small adorable birds, but seem to have a feast or famine reliability with the chick supply. All lay slightly off-white eggs and have a small single comb with five points. (Old English Bantams are available in Assortments Only for 2010.)
Assorted Old English Bantams: Chicks $2.50 each (25). The following breeds are ones which might be in the assortment.
Black Old English: Slim, feisty in temperament, very small, pure black in color. (In Assortments Only.)
Black Breasted Red Old English: Color pattern is similar to Red Dorkings and Brown Leghorns where the male is black breasted and reddish color and the female is brownish with a salmon/orange chest. (In Assortments Only.)
Chocolate Old English: A beautiful, chocolate (dark brown) colored version of Old English. With all chocolate birds, off-color types occur. (In Assortments Only.)
Crele Old English: Rather unique color pattern of straw and gray barring. Crele to Crele matings will often produce some chicks that are cuckoo pattern. (In Assortments Only.)
Silver Duckwing Old English: Males are one color and females are another. See Silver Grey Dorking description. (In Assortments Only.)
Spangled Old English: Spangled (Speckled Sussex) pattern. (In Assortments Only.)
Cochins
Assorted Cochin Bantams: Chicks $2.25 each (25). Cochins are excellent setters and mothers. All cochins are built low to the ground and are loose feathered birds with feathered feet. Most can be easily made into pets. All lay very pale brown eggs and have medium sized single combs with five points. Because of their gentle nature, the Cochin bantams are very good for first time chicken handlers to work with (especially first year 4-Hers).
Barred Cochin: Barred black and white. Barring tends to be less defined than in a Barred Rock. It is much more of a cuckoo pattern. Chicks $3.00 each (15)
Black Cochin: Pure black, having a greenish sheen in the light. Chicks $3.00 each (20)
Blue Cochin: Deep blue color. (See Glossary on the Poultry Catalog Page for the "Blue Genetics" explanation.) Chicks $3.00 each (15)
Buff Cochin: Soft, gentle buff color, tame and easy to raise. Chicks $3.00 each (5)
Golden Laced Cochin: Birds are a rich, golden color with black edging on the feathers. Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Mottled Cochin: Black with white spotting. Similar in color to Anconas or Mottled Javas. (Only available in the assortment for 2010.)
Partridge Cochin: Colorful breed where the hens are an off-shade of brown with pencilling. Males are somewhat tri-toned with red, brown and black. Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Red Cochin: Deep, rich red. They are friendly and pleasant, very thrifty and easy to raise. Chicks $3.00 each (20)
Red Frizzle Cochin: Just like the Red Cochin only chicks will be frizzled. (See Glossary on the Poultry Catalog Page for the "Frizzle Gene" explanation.) Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Wyandottes
Assorted Wyandotte Bantams: Chicks $3.00 each (15). Wyandotte bantams are unpredictable in their laying habits and the supply is never as good as we would like. We will try to include 2 or 3 varieties when 15 chicks are ordered. Assortment, as always, is our choice. All lay pale brown eggs and have a rose comb. (Wyandotte Bantams are available in Assortments Only for 2010.)
Barred Wyandotte: Really more of a Cuckoo than a true Barred pattern. (In Assortments Only.)
Black Wyandotte: Solid black, very true to Wyandotte type. (In Assortments Only.)
Blue: Soft blue, remember you can get splash and black from blue. (See Glossary on the Poultry Catalog Page for the "Blue Genetics" explanation.) (In Assortments Only.)
Chocolate: A pale to dark cocoa color. Very pretty but off-types are common. (In Assortments Only.)
Silkies
All Silkies have black, deep maroon colored skin with downy feathers that look like cotton puffs and all have a walnut comb. Eggs are tinted white to light brown. They make excellent setters and mothers which makes the egg and chick supply sporadic at times. Please be patient. (Silkies are available in Assortments Only for 2010.)
Assorted Silkies: Chicks $4.00 each (15)
Black Silkie: Pure black, bearded. (In Assortments Only.)
Buff Silkie: Buff colored version of the Silkie. (In Assortments Only.)
Partridge Silkie: Non-bearded, chicks are very colorful gray/black combination. (In Assortments Only.)
White: Pure white, bearded type. (In Assortments Only.)