Home of the Northeast's First Guinea Hog Breeding Farm
We have the last of our 2011 chicks available - ready to go home May 15th. These chicks will be nearing 6 weeks old, fully feathered out and ready for your henhouse! All the work has been done. Call or email us to reserve yours.
Sorry, as of April 8th, we are sold out for the season.
WaterColor "Painted Ladies"
Hens & Chicks
We keep a flock of hens here at the farm that are healthy, high-yield egg layers. Our surplus eggs are given to family, sold to our neighbors and strangers alike and sold to a local country store. The ladies roam the farm during daylight hours, greet anyone from the meter reader to the UPS man and come when they are called. Nearly everyone that visits us makes the same statement: "We've always wanted to have a few chickens". So we decided to help them, and you, get started.
Raising chicks from the day they hatch requires someone's watchful eye, cleaning the pen and checking feed and water throughout the day. You'd need to figure out what to keep them in, how to make it larger as they grow, how to keep them warm enough - but not too warm - and how to make sure they are thriving.
Organic eggs, ours and "theirs"
If you think having a few backyard hens just isn't for you even though you are very health conscious, maybe these photos will convince you otherwise. The two eggs shown left and right are both from "organic" and "free range" laying hens. The dark yolk is from an egg on our farm. The other runny one is from a national brand certified organic egg producer. Their egg was taken from a dated carton that still had a month of shelf life left in the store. Which would you prefer? In our opinion, the difference results from the way the hens are managed and what they eat.
Less than a minute later
The organic eggs producers have come a long way in promoting a better way to care for flocks - our hats are off to them as they promote and practice humane treatment. Their hens are free-ranging inside large barns or poultry houses, are fed organic feeds and are given much more space to walk around. But we think they are still too crowded. The top beak is usually cut off to prevent pecking, sunshine is limited if availvable at all and the hens never get out to eat bugs and grass, a staple of their diet. Producing mass numbers of eggs require control of the birds, as well as control of disease in the indoor environment. The quality of the eggs still suffers as evidenced by the photos we took.
Black Jersey Giants-no adult photo available. These hens are jet black with an irridescent sheen. They lay jumbo brown eggs. Endangered breed.
Partridge Rock - no adult photo available. These hens are similar to the White & Barred Rock but are brown, two-toned birds. Also extremely attractive!
How To Order
Once you've chosen your breeds and are very sure that you will have proper housing completed for your new arrivals in time, you can choose one of the following:
◊ Print an order form, fax it to us and send your deposit in the mail.
◊ Mail the form to us with your deposit check.
◊ Fill in the on-line order form and use PayPal.
Your order will be confirmed by us upon receipt of your deposit. The young hens will be ready for you to pick up 6 weeks later. You can use any safe carrier that won't overcrowd them on the trip home. A dog crate or a big box with a lid will work just fine. Something to drape over a crate to darken the space will keep the pullets calm and quiet. Have questions? See below.
Contact us by email (preferred as easier to track!) or call us at 603-487-2137 - leave a message. We welcome visitors by appointment, please. Thank you!
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