Chickens
We have several breeds of chickens. We sell eating eggs, hatching eggs, chicks, and processed chicken. Occasionally we will have started chicks as well.
Processed chicken has been raised on pasture and sent to a provincially inspected facility for processing. It is sold by the pound. Please check the store for availability of processed poultry.
Processed chicken has been raised on pasture and sent to a provincially inspected facility for processing. It is sold by the pound. Please check the store for availability of processed poultry.
Rhode Island Red
This is a 1 year old rooster. He is too busy breeding and a bit light in the chest. He was bred and hatched here on the farm.
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This is a 1 yr old hen. She is still a bit lightly colored, but that is part of what we are working on!
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These beautiful birds have such a great mahogany color. The hens are really good layers, averaging 5-6 eggs per hen per week. Roosters can get 8.5 pounds where as the hens will get about 6.5 pounds. They do have a single comb, so in my photos and on my farm you will see most of my roosters no longer have combs as they do and will freeze off. It will regularly get below -40 C here. These hardy birds can be the sweetest thing, or your worst nightmare. Anyone that gets aggressive here gets culled for the dinner plate. Some of my hens are so tame they will fly onto your shoulder and sit there to wait for you to feed them. I do not accept any of my roosters showing aggression and they have to be gentlemen to the girls too. We are working on this breed and trying to get them slowly back to what they used to be. The size, color, and egg laying ability. It is a work in progress. Historically this breed was a dual purpose breed. Named for the state that it was created in. Admitted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1904 it originated from a crossing the Red Malay Game, Leghorn, and Asiatic native stock. It was intended to be a market bird and known for it's meat, eggs, and show qualities.
Buff Orpington
This is my Orpington rooster. He is as big as my bronze turkey hens. That wood behind him is 18" high. He has nice fluff, but not too much. He is so sweet and has never shown any aggression.
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This is one of my young hens. She is only about 7 months old in this photo. She has wonderful fluff and is a really nice size. From the side you can see her nice saddle back.
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Coming in four recognized colors these guys were admitted into the APA in 1960. They lay a light brown to cream colored egg. They are another dual purpose bird and can get up to 9 lbs for the roosters and 7 for the hens. My birds will lay in a full range of brown eggs. My hens will go broody and my roo's have never shown aggression towards people. My hens laid all winter long. They handled the winter here well. Having straight combs, it is not uncommon for the combs to be frostbitten or freeze off depending on the winter. We are working on this breed and have came pretty far from our original stock. The roosters have really nice colors while the hens are still a bit light. Their size is very close to what they should be and they about 5 eggs every week.
Barred Plymouth Rock
Notice the white feather on the roosters tail? Immediate disqualification. However, he is the sweetest roo. He had really good size too.
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If you look close you will see two barred rock hens. The other one in the upper right side is on a nest.
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One of the original small backyard chickens they were developed in New England in the 19th century. They too have fallen onto the conservation list. They are another dual purpose bird, being good for both meat and eggs. Eggs are a light to medium brown with a pinkish hew to them. They are also a long lived chicken if you let them. My girls are most consistent with their laying, but the eggs are a bit smaller averaging a large egg rather then an extra large egg. They all wintered very well, even putting on weight. They especially enjoy the kids going in to see them, they will fly onto my daughter's shoulders and sit there. It is my barred rocks that consistently hatch out clutches of chicks every time. The roosters are known for being a bit aggressive, but as with my other birds, I do not accept that. I have at times had roosters that are a bit smaller then I would like because they have the best temperament. Due to this, my barred rocks are production lines only and although I do get hens that would be fit for show, I do not show them.
Light Sussex
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