Newly hatched Chicks & Ducklings
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Newly Hatched Chicks available for purchase.
Had a failed hatching or has your hen only got one lonely chick? Newly Hatched Chicks - takes the hassle out of hatching your own chicks yourself- we can do it for you :) We also routinely vaccinate all our chicks for Mareks disease. Our Chicks are sold as unsexed from 2 - 5 days old only @ $16 each - with a minimum purchase of 3 Chicks @ $48 Chicks are pick up only - we cannot send them via pet transport as they cannot be kept warm. Chicks are hatched on Wednesday and are available from Friday afternoons. We hatch a selection from all of our breeds weekly, and usually have purebred chicks on hand for collection most weekends. Chicks will need to be kept warm, if you don't have a broody hen, they will need to be kept warm in an artificial brooder with a heat lamp or heat pad. We have shavings and chick feed available as well as heat lamp assemblies and bulbs, feeders, chick drinkers etc. If you do not require roosters that have hatched they may be returned to us at 10 weeks old plus - free of charge. |
If you want chicks to go under a broody hen, this will need to be done fresh after any hatching, and also before your hen leaves her nest while she is still sitting, so she accepts the chicks as her own. Not all hens are accepting however so please have a back up if she decides they are not for her! |
Ducklings available only as they hatch - naturally - under our sitting ducks. . .
Muscovy Ducklings @ $15.00 each
Please check availability with us first as availability can differ greatly from week to week - depending on nature..
Muscovy Ducklings @ $15.00 each
Please check availability with us first as availability can differ greatly from week to week - depending on nature..
Rearing Ducklings. .
You will need to keep these wee cuties warm and dry for approx 3 weeks [ + depending on the weather ] with a small shallow dish for drinking water only, then they can be put outside in a warm dry house [ if weather is warm enough ] with a shallow water source for swimming and drinking.
Warning: Ducks & ducklings can not jump out of a bath tub full of water they will get tired and drown.. we recommend using a child's padding pool or similar with some bricks as steps, inside & out so they can climb out.
Do not give baby ducklings any water for swimming unless you are available to dry them off - they do not have the oils in their fluff to keep them warm and dry. Only drinking water to the first couple weeks unless you are present.
You will need to keep these wee cuties warm and dry for approx 3 weeks [ + depending on the weather ] with a small shallow dish for drinking water only, then they can be put outside in a warm dry house [ if weather is warm enough ] with a shallow water source for swimming and drinking.
Warning: Ducks & ducklings can not jump out of a bath tub full of water they will get tired and drown.. we recommend using a child's padding pool or similar with some bricks as steps, inside & out so they can climb out.
Do not give baby ducklings any water for swimming unless you are available to dry them off - they do not have the oils in their fluff to keep them warm and dry. Only drinking water to the first couple weeks unless you are present.
