We encourage plenty of research before diving into the world of poultry. If you are a first time chicken owner, we encourage you to reach out with any questions before making a purchase! Minimum purchase of 2 for all birds.
Our Hatching Program
We run three GQF 1502 Sportsman incubators from February through July. This gives us the capacity to hatch up to 900 birds a month! We currently do not keep adult birds, but team up with local farms to bring a wide variety of poultry to you. We carefully vet other farms to ensure the breeding birds get proper housing, care, and nutrition so that they produce the healthiest chicks. We appreciate all of the local homesteads that work with us to bring you ethically raised, and locally sourced birds. If you own a farm in the area and raise purebred poultry, feel free to reach out if you are interested in joining the program!
Benefits of Local Birds
Why purchase from us? There are several important benefits when it comes to sourcing your poultry locally.
The birds are well suited for our local climate. We only hatch winter-hardy birds that excel in New England winters.
Skip the shipping. Thousands of birds lose their lives in the shipping process from large hatcheries every year. Either from over-heating, freezing, starvation, or mishandling. Purchasing birds locally cuts out this step, and results in reduced stress on the animals.
Animal welfare standards. Many hatcheries keep their birds in small breeding coops and chicks go through a conveyer belt system before making it to your home. The birds we source eggs from are either free-range or kept in large breeding coops with enrichment. Chicks are kept in spacious brooders from the day they hatch until the day you pick them up!
Rooster roundups. We only offer straight run chicks, as vent sexing is a skill I do not yet possess. We offer to take roosters back for those who can not keep them for any reason. We also take roosters that came from other farms or hatcheries. Roosters do end up being processed. Dates for rooster roundups will be posted on our Facebook page, so be sure to follow.
The Current Line-up
Australorps : Tatnic Shepherds in North Berwick, ME
Salmon Faverolles : Farm name TBD in Kennebunk, ME
Easter Eggers : Narrowgate Homestead in Lebanon, ME
Light Brahmas : Hillbilly Homestead in Lebanon, ME
Salmon Blue Brahmas : Hillbilly Homestead in Lebanon, ME
Black Mottled Brahmas : Hillbilly Homestead in Lebanon, ME
Mille Fluer D’Uccles : Hillbilly Homestead in Lebanon, ME
Standard Cochins : Farm name TBD in Waterboro, ME
Bielefelders : Lilli’s Farm in Shapleigh, ME
Speckled Sussex: Lilli’s Farm in Shapleigh, ME
Seramas : From Hens to Heifers in Shapleigh, ME
Runner Ducks : Mel’s Marvelous Farm in Buxton, ME
Pekin Ducks : Farm name TBD in Waterboro, ME
Muscovy Ducks : Hillbilly Homestead in Lebanon, ME
African Goslings: Farm name TBD in Waterboro, ME
Chinese Goslings : From Hens to Heifers in Shapleigh, ME
This is the list of farms we are currently, consistently working with. Random hatches of other breeds may be available. Check out our social media for one-off hatches!
