Availability Updated June 15, 2009
2009 Bantams
Hatch Weeks: March 10, 24; April 7, 21; May 5, 19; June 2, 16, 30; July 14, 28; August 11, 25.
Order limits: The number in parenthesis after a breed is the maximum number of that breed that is available from any one hatch. You may order fewer than that number if you would like. If you would like more than that number of that particular breed, you must order enough birds for two (or more) separate shipments from two (or more) separate hatch dates.
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. 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) (Sold Out through 7/28/09.)
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. They are quite unique and lay a beautiful blue-green egg. (Unavailable for 2009)
Buckeye: Gorgeous, deep red replicas of their standard size counterparts. Pale brown eggs. These have a pea comb. Chicks $5.00 each (5) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
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 superb 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) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
New Hampshire: Bantam version of the full sized breed. They have a single comb and lay pale brown eggs. Chicks $3.00 each (10)
Old English
Assorted Old English Bantams: Chicks $2.50 each (25). (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season) They are small and 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.
Black Old English: Slim, feisty in temperament, very small, pure black in color. Chicks $3.00 each (10) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
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. Chicks $3.00 each (5) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
Chocolate Old English: A beautiful, chocolate (dark brown) colored version of Old English. With all chocolate birds, off-color types occur. Chicks $3.00 each (15) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
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. Chicks $3.00 each (5) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
Silver Duckwing Old English: Males are one color and females are another. See Silver Grey Dorking description. Chicks $3.00 each (5) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
Spangled Old English: Spangled (Speckled Sussex) pattern. Chicks $3.00 each (10) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
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 (5)
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 (10)
Golden Laced Cochin: Birds are a rich, golden color with black edging on the feathers. Chicks $3.00 each (10) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
Mottled Cochin: Black with white spotting. Similar in color to Anconas or Mottled Javas. (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
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 (5) (Sold Out For The Entire 2009 Season)
Red Cochin: Deep, rich red. They are friendly and pleasant, very thrifty and easy to raise. Chicks $3.00 each (25)
Red Frizzle: 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.
Barred Wyandotte: Really more of a Cuckoo than a true Barred pattern. Chicks $5.00 each (5)
Black Wyandotte: Solid black, very true to Wyandotte type. Chicks $4.00 each (5)
Blue: Soft blue, remember you can get splash and black from blue. (See Glossary on the Poultry Catalog Page for the "Blue Genetics" explanation.) Chicks $5.00 each (5)
Chocolate: A pale to dark cocoa color. Very pretty but off-types are common. Chicks $5.00 each (5) (Sold out through 4/21/09.)
Silkies
All Silkies have black, deep maroon colored skin with downy feathers that look like cotton puffs. 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 2009). (Sold out through 5/19/09.)
Assorted Silkies: Chicks $4.00 each (10)
Black Silkie: Pure black, bearded. (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.)