If you’re thinking about raising chickens in San Diego, here are our (late) March 2022 breeds that we have available.
Ameraucana
Barred Rock
Rhode Island Reds
Speckled Sussex
We expect to have chicks available by the third week of March.
These breeds tend to do well as family-friendly, but remember, chicks are social and do best in a flock of three or more.
Please note, due to demand, this season we will limit 8 chicks per family/customer. Thank you for understanding!
All chicks are female (sexed) and come vaccinated for Coccidiosis and Meraks.
New to raising chicks? Scroll down for care tips. We also recommend you watch our Raising Backyard Chickens and 5 Things Chickens Need to get a basic understanding of how to care for feathered friends.
Mature Ameraucanas are medium-sized birds with pea combs, are extremely hardy. They do well in hot and cold climates and at maturity, females reach about 4lbs. These strong egg layers As for coloring, they come in a wonderful combination of colors and color patterns making a beautiful laying flock. Baby chicks come in all colors, just like the adults. Our Ameraucanas have muffs, but not all will have beards.
This Heritage breed, also known as a Plymouth Rock, is a strong, solid bird that does well in cold weather who does well with other breeds and are great egg layers. The beautiful, narrow barring feathers on mature birds are a hallmark of this breed. Chicks are dark grey to black, with some white patches on their head and body.
One of the most popular breeds, these are heavy egg layers - no other heavy breed lays more or better eggs. Chicks are a rusty red colors and mature to a mahogany red. They do well in cold and heat and are large beauties, maturing at about 6.5lbs they can lay eggs in the low 300s, annually.
Known for their calm, gentle disposition, these medium-sized birds are good egg layers who make wonderful home farmstead additions. Chicks vary greatly in color from a creamy buff to dark chestnut and some also have alternate dark and light stripes lengthwise on the back. Adult hen plumage color is a delight to the eye being of rich mahogany base color with individual feathers ending in a white tip separated from the rest of the feathers by a black bar. They do well in cold and heat and are large beauties, maturing at about 7lbs they can lay eggs in the low 200s, annually.
Caring for Chickens
Tips for raising healthy hens
The guidance on the left are for hens, below are tips on baby chicks, as well:
Heat or add a warming light if the temperatures drop below 70 degrees if outside or in a cold room
When bringing them home, dip their beaks into water in their new enclosure
Feed chicks start and grow until they begin laying (somewhere around 5-6 month of age)
Keep away from full grown chickens until their full feathers have come in
If its hot out give them chicken-safe electrolytes
Water must be kept very clean for the first month to prevent sickness
Manually check vents (butts) don’t get poop caked on them
