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Standard
Breeds
| Rhode
Island Red These are the "all purpose" birds. They are solid red in color and are very sturdy. Hens are fantastic brown egg layers; up to 255 eggs per year. You can't go wrong with these birds! |
Barred
Rock These birds have been around for many years. Hens are fantastic layers in all types of weather. Their solid plumpness and yellow skin make for a great roasting fowl as well. They are also known as "Plymouth Rocks". |
Araucana Known as the "Easter Egg" chicken; these birds lay the famous green, blue, and pink eggs! They are energetic and very easy to raise. Each bird looks different. Some are white; some are black; some are speckled with puffy little cheeks! One thing is for sure, you'll love these birds! |
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of several breeding houses at Belt Hatchery's Breeding Farm |
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| Black
Sex-Link Excellent brown egg layer. The pullets hatch out black while the cockerels are very similar in appearance to a Barred Rock. These are extremely high in demand from our Asian community. |
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Golden
Sex-Link This color sexing breed cross is very hardy and has has excellent feed conversion. The hens are top producers, laying brown eggs. The females are light red with white tail and wing feathers. The males are white; similar to a White Rock rooster. |
| White
Leghorn These birds are fantastic white egg producers with good feed conversion. They are strong birds that have a high resistance to disease. To get the most out of your egg producing dollar-these are the birds for you. |
New
Hampshire Red A beautiful chestnut red bird that is thrifty and strong. Hens use about 4 .5 lbs. of feed per dozen eggs. |
Danish
Brown Leghorn These members of the Leghorn family are probably the prettiest of all the Leghorns. They have white ear lobes and large red combs, yellow skin, shanks and feet. The medium brown hens are non setters and are excellent white egg layers. The males have multi-shades of brown and orange feathers and have long, full black tail feathers. They are very regal. |
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