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Hello and Happy New Year!
We are getting ready to add to our layer flock. I am going to be placing an order with Welp Hatchery January 11, 2010. They are a great hatchery that always sends us very healthy chicks and they offer a wide variety of chicken breeds. I thought I would offer you all the opportunity to order through us. I know that one of the barriers for the small flock owner is getting over the minimum orders of most hatcheries. Yes, you can go to Mt. Healthy and pick up 6 but they have a limited number of breeds available. Yes, there are a couple of hatcheries that will ship as few as 3 chicks but since they have to be shipped express mail, the shipping cost is between $35-45. Welp Hatchery offers over 65 different breeds and varieties. Their website is www.welphatchery.com . If you ever thought it might be neat to have a silver spangled hamburg, a sicilian buttercup, or a polish chicken running around your yard, then here is your chance.
This is how it would work. You pick out the breed or breeds you would like. You can order as few as one chick. If you don't have any chickens yet, I would suggest getting three. You would then email me your order by Sunday, January 10. Because it is very hard to tell chicken breeds apart until they start getting feathers, we would brood your chicks here with ours until they were weaned off the heat lamps, probably about 6 weeks. At that point, they would be ready for you to pick up. The cost would be $7.50 per chicken at the time of pick up or I will give a 10% discount to anyone who would like to pay in advance. If you would like that option, I will send you a Paypal invoice for your order.
We raise all our chicks on unmedicated chick starter. We introduce greens early into their diet. This time of year, we sprout flats of wheatgrass for them. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Heather Redden
www.naturesharborfarm.com
christina
I currently have only one white leghorn in my flock. I will be getting several brown leghorns for myself in this next order. Were you looking to purchase some leghorns or just curious about them?
I don't have any adult birds for sale but please feel free to email me through our contact page if you have any interest in us brooding some chicks for you. Thanks!
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I am actually in the middle of placing another order for April delivery from Welp Hatchery. The terms would be the same as those outlined in the above post. They carry several different color varieties of Wyandotte. Your other options would be to watch for some to show up on Craig's List although I don't see Wyandottes on there very often or check with Mt. Healthy Hatchery if you want to brood your own. They do have a minimum order limit though. If you would like to get some through us, I guarantee that you get the sexes you want in the numbers you want. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I would need to know by tomorrow morning if you wanted to have me add birds for you to my order. Thanks for your interest in our farm.
I'm glad you found our website even if it is after the fact for the order. We will be raising at least one more batch this summer. I'm not sure yet of the order date but probably the delivery will be for late July with the chicks being ready between two and 6 weeks later depending on weather and breeds in the order. The best way to keep informed of the next order date would be to join our email newsletter list as I will announce the next one there. It will also be on the website. Please let me know if you have any further questions.