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Spring Chicken Deliveries For 2026

Delivery Days Will Vary Within The Arrival Weeks

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 35
Rhode Island Red - 25
Black Australorp - 25
Barred Rock - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Easter Egger - 40
Black Sex Links - 25
Welsummer - 25
New Hampshire Reds - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Easter Egger - 50
Rhode Island Red - 50
Black Australorp - 25
Barred Rock - 25
Golden Sex Links - 25

Week of April 15th - QTY
Easter Egger - 50
New Hampshire Reds - 25
Black Sex Links - 50
Cream Legbar - 15
Welsummer - 25
Black Australorp - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25
Black Sex Links - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Golden Sex Links - 25
Barred Rock - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Welsummer - 25

Week of April 15th - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Aquila - 25
Bielefelder - 50

Week of March 18th - QTY
Welsummer - 25
Black Sexlink - 25
Easter Egger - 25
Barred Rock - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Golden Sexlink - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Golden Laced Wyandotte - 25
Easter Egger - 25
Mocha Marans - 50

Week of March 18th - QTY
Barred Rock - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25
Olive Egger - 25
Welsummer - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Golden Sex Link - 25
Speckled Sussex - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Golden Sex Link - 25
Black Sex Link - 25
Welsummer - 25
Easter Egger - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Barred Rock - 25
New Hampshire Red - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25
Steel Blue Nova - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Black Australorp - 25
Rainbow Egger - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Black Sex Links - 25
Golden Sex Links - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Rhode Island Red - 25
Welsummer - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Barred Rock - 25
Bielefelder - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25

Week of April 15th - QTY
Gold Sex Link - 25
Barred Rock - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Gold Sex Link - 25
Black Sex Link - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25
Easter Egger - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Welsummer - 25
Barred Rock - 25
Black Australorp - 25
Easter Egger - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Rhode Island Red - 25
Easter Egger - 25
Gold Sex Link - 25
Golden Laced Wyndotte - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Golden Sex Links - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Barred Rocks - 25
New Hampshire Reds - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Black Sex Links - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Barred Rock - 25
Bielefelder - 25
Easter Egger - 25
Welsummers - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Black Sex Link - 25
Easter Egger - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25
Golden Sex Link - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Easter Egger - 50

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Rhode Island Red - 25

Week Of March 18th - QTY
Olive Egger - 25
Columian Wyandotte - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Delaware - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 50
Golden Sex Links - 25
Welsummer - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Barred Rocks - 25
New Hampshire Reds - 25
Black Sex Link - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
New Hampshire Red - 25

Week of March 4th - QTY
Easter Egger - 50
Rhode Island Reds - 25
Black Australorp - 25

Week of March 18th - QTY
Black Sex Link - 25
Golden Sex Link - 25
Barred Rock - 25

Week of April 1st - QTY
Easter Egger - 25
Golden Laced Wyandotte - 25

Week of April 15th - QTY
Speckled Sussex - 25
Delaware - 25

1. Set Up a Safe Brooder Before Arrival

  • Have housing ready before chicks arrive. Use a proper brooder or a safe DIY setup — never cardboard (fire hazard).
  • Provide warmth, ventilation (no drafts), and about 2 sq. ft. per chick.
  • Add a wire top to prevent escapes and roosts for older chicks.

2. Monitor Chick Health Daily

  • Healthy chicks are active and alert. A chick that isolates itself, looks lethargic, or fluffs up may be sick and can decline quickly.

3. Watch for “Pasting Up”

  • If droppings block the vent, gently clean with warm water. Remove hardened buildup carefully.
  • Note: A thin dark strand is likely a dried umbilical cord — this is normal and will fall off.

4. Maintain Proper Heat

  • Start at 95°F (35°C) the first week, then reduce gradually every 5 days until room temp. Use a red heat bulb or poultry heater (never white bulbs or standard bulbs).

    Watch behavior:
  • Huddling under heat = too cold
  • Avoiding heat = too hot

Adjust accordingly.

5. Use Proper Bedding

  • Use pine shavings or other non-toxic, absorbent bedding (about 1 inch thick).
  • Avoid newspaper (causes slipping/splayed leg) and never cedar (toxic).
  • Change bedding weekly.

6. Provide Clean, Fresh Water at All Times

  • Use a properly sized chick waterer that won’t tip. A 1-quart jar with a watering base works well for new chicks.

7. Never Use Open Water Dishes

  • Open bowls cause contamination, chilling, drowning, and disease. Keep the brooder dry.

8. Clean Waterers Daily

  • Wash with warm water and vinegar or poultry-safe sanitizer. Choose waterers that are easy to clean.

9. Keep Water Close

  • Place water within 24 inches of the heat source at first.
  • Later, no more than 10 feet away.
  • When upgrading waterers, leave old ones in place temporarily.

10. Feed Starter Feed Only

  • Use chick starter (crumble or mash) up to 16 weeks.
  • Never feed layer feed; high calcium can damage kidneys. Provide fine, sand-sized grit.

11. Manage Feeders Properly

  • Don’t leave feeders empty too long (prevents pecking).
  • Don’t let stale feed accumulate.
  • Clean feeders weekly.

12. Support Gut Health

  • Consider adding apple cider vinegar (1 tbsp per gallon) to water.
  • Probiotics, fermented feed, and electrolyte/vitamin powders help build strong immunity and healthy digestion.

Click here for a full overview of THE DO’S AND DON‘T’S OF CHICK WELLBEING.