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They're a cross between a White Leghorn and an Ayam Cemani! Super cool looking birds 😊 We are NPIP certified but only offer local pick-up at this time.

I can definitely understand that initial reaction, and I appreciate the perspective! Just to be clear, I am a hobbyist, not a preservation breeder. I have dedicated a tremendous amount of time to researching the breeds we raise and learning from people who DO specialize in those specific breeds...

Thanks for sharing your experience! The rare breeds are definitely where we anticipate to actually bring in the most money and where we want to focus our efforts. We specifically picked out those breeds, and the breeds on our uncommon list, based on a lack of availability in the local market and...

Hey yall! I have a small chicken farm on 5 acres located in Dickson, TN, which my partner and I have been running for a little over a year now. We started to dip our toes into breeding a few months ago and are in the process of trying to turn our hobby into a full-blown business to hopefully...

My boyfriend and I made the decision a few months ago to start breeding rare/endangered chicken breeds, and since then we have been working on acquiring good-quality stock from reputable breeders. We try to buy locally as much as possible, but we've had to drive upwards of 6 hours to obtain some...

I'm not sure if anyone still watches this thread, but I'm new to the BYC community and just wanted to pop in to say hello and introduce myself to all of my fellow middle TN chicken fanatics :frow I'm a Nashville native/born and bred city girl who decided last year (with some coaxing from my...

Hey yall! We ordered a batch of 20 sexed chicks from Hoover Hatchery's rare breed assortment a few weeks ago as a fun little winter project since we had some extra brooder space, and there are 3 that we can't seem to ID for the life of us, as they don't appear to match any of the possible...

If there is any kind of pipping still going on, I wait as long as I can before opening the incubator to remove the hatched babies. I have left chicks in there for probably close to 60 hours without any problems, as they can survive on the yolk for up to 72 hours. Under ideal circumstances, I...

Thank you for such a thorough clarification! I figured there must be some truth scattered throughout that comment but it didn't quite make sense to me how the NPIP program could be so widespread if there were so many blatant drawbacks to becoming certified. There is one last thing that wasn't...

Hey yall! I plan to start selling chicks/fertile eggs in the Spring, so I decided to get NPIP certified in order to appeal to a wider market and have the ability to ship hatching eggs. Someone actually came out to test my flock today, both tests came back negative, I paid the $75 fee and I was...

I absolutely love them! These are honestly some of the friendliest, most well behaved chicks that I've raised. I got them from a couple in East TN who exclusively breed Vorwerks 🙂

I think there's definitely a market for higher priced chicks. I'm personally a fanatic for rare chicken breeds, so I've accepted that I'll probably always be paying a premium to acquire the breeds that I want. I will also happily pay a little more to buy from local breeders who breed for quality...

Hello everyone! I am planning on making my debut into the chicken breeding world with one of my absolute favorite breeds in the world, and I'm looking for some tips on evaluating chicks for selective breeding. Is there anyone out there who has raised these beautiful birds that can give me some...

Hey yall! I'm Alex, nice to meetcha 😀 Rocky Road the Fibro EE, Cassiopeia the Prairie Bluebell Egger and Pantera the Ayam Cemani. Fairly new chicken mama here (we got our first chicks back in February) who is just starting to dip my toes into breeding, so I've come to this forum to learn as...