[Scpg] Heirloom Chicken Breeds for Sale

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Greetings

I had to replenish my chicken flock so I hatched some eggs and raised some 
chicks. I have extra hens to sell and roosters too. 

Backyard chickens are all the rage now. Here's a chance to start your own 
flock instantly. Chickens are great pets and a wonderful addition to any 
family home. 

I have a lot of heritage breeds and exotics and rare ones. All are 
organically and holistically raised. Fed with dried kelp, probiotics, and 
apple cider vinegar for optimum health.  We only provide an all natural 
feed, supplemented with organic fresh greens, worm and bugs.  They are not 
given any antibiotics or genetically modified material. They are not 
vaccinated and will be treated holistically for the prevention of any 
diseases. They are also guaranteed for up to a week from the date you take 
them home. 

They are handled with one-on-one attention and tamed for human interaction 
from the time they are a day-old.   To good homes only!  You must be able to 
provide these chickens with a safe, affectionate and spacious home. 

My extra hens are:

Buff Orpington ( 1 available - 8 weeks old ) 
This breed is one of the sweetest tempered of all poultry and makes the 
cutest pets.  Bright gold, fluffy feathers and green eyes.  They are so 
tame, they love to be cuddled in the lap  and enjoy being petted!  They have 
very laid back personalities and make good backyard companions.   
They are much sweeter and nicer than cats with a gentle temperament!    And 
they are breath-takingly beautiful to look at.    We are smitten with 
these docile little sweeties. 

One of the best chickens for even the youngest of children to handle.   They 
love to sit on hands and laps and quietly preen themselves... or you!  Kids 
adore these gentle giants.  They lay prolific jumbo brown eggs. 
  
If you have neighbors that aren't sure about chickens, the Buff Orpington is 
the best choice.  They have proven to be calm, quiet, docile and non- 
fliers.  They won't bother even the closest neighbors. 
($17.00) 

English Speckled Sussex (1 available - 5 weeks old) 
With all the chicks we have raised this year, this breed has quickly become 
one of our ultimate favorites.  The Speckled Sussex was developed in Sussex 
County, England over 100 years ago and was a common utility bird throughout 
Great Britian.  This chicken's 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 are 
intelligent,  friendly, curious, beautiful, great foragers and bursting with 
personality.  A terrific pet, they are extremely friendly and love to be 
handled and will hop up on backs and shoulders to say "hello."  They are a 
real joy to be around.     The hens lay beautiful large brown eggs. 

If you have a problem with hawks in the neighborhood, the Sussex breed's 
unqiue coloring allows it to blend with its surroundings.  They do not stand 
out to a hawk's eye like other, light or one colored birds. 
($15.00) 

Arucana/Americana/"Easter Egg" ( 3 available - 5 weeks old) 
The famous "Martha Stewart" bird that lays the colored eggs.  These birds 
are great novelties for the backyard.  They are predicitable layers and 
beautiful to observe with their multi-colored feathers and stripes.  Not one 
is the same!  We have really enjoyed raising these.  Their  bright, perky 
personalities and intelligence quickly captured our affection.    They enjoy 
being held and are great "conversationsists" -- they enjoy being talked to 
and often come up to us to say "hello."  Their little "ear muffs" are 
adorable and give them a cute chipmunk look.  They can endure both hot or 
cold weather and lay eggs through any extremes.    A stable and reliable 
bird great for any city backyard.     

These are a favorite of children as kids love to run out to the coop to see 
the different colored eggs.  Araucans lay beautiful colored eggs of blue- 
green shades.   These natural Easter Eggs will make a great  "show and tell" 
project for school.   
($15.00 ea) 

And I have female week old chicks in these breeds ($7.00 ea) 

Buff Lace Polish (1 available) 
Silver Polish  (1 available) 
Golden Polish  (1 available) 
The Polish Chicken is a beautiful bird that is distinguished by an 
explosive topknot of feathers, usually in a contrasting color to their body 
color, which accents their plumage. Although not prized for their egg-laying 
qualities (however, they are recognized for laying eggs of the purest 
white), the Polish is a 
docile bird; one that is very quiet and calm, making it perfect for a city 
backyard.  And who can resist that face?  They are a lot of fun to watch.   

Mentioned in literature as early as the sixteenth century, Polish Chickens 
are a very old breed. It is often said they are beyond the time of any 
recorded history.   We adore these little Polish chickens.  Their quiet 
temperment, sweet attitude and mild nature make them an extremely nice bird 
to have around.  They aren't getting into trouble like the other bunch of 
chicks!!!  They are calm and easily contained with no real motivation to fly 
the coop and are happy to be treated like pets.   

Lakenvelders  (2 available) 
These are one of the most beautiful in appearance of any of the rare 
varieties with their striking black and white markings and slate colored 
legs. Some people even consider them to be the most beautiful of all 
chickens.  They were bred extensively in Germany and Holland as long ago as 
the early 1800's. But earliest mentions of chickens of this type date back 
even further, to about 1700. 

They are quite small when mature, 3 to 4 lbs, and very quick 
and active.  If you have room for them to roam, these chickens will actually 
ignore the grains they are given and live almost entirely on what they 
forage for themselves.  Because of their smaller stature they may not lay 
eggs of the size you would expect from, say, a Leghorn or Australorp, but in 
terms of feed conversion they are probably the most efficient of chickens. 

They are primarily an egg-laying breed, and the hens are excellent layers of 
white or cream coloured eggs. They do not normally go broody. 

Silverspangled Hamburg  (2 available) 
2 Golden Pencil Hamburg (2 available) 
The Hamburg is a very old race of domesticated poultry. Their origin goes 
back beyond the memory of man.  The name of the breed is German, but the 
origin is Dutch.  These are one of the snappiest and most alert breeds on 
the poultry list. Of rather small size, with light but sweeping, graceful 
outlines, they are elegant and beautiful. They have a kind of bright 
cheerfulness about them. They are such prolific layers of white eggs that a 
common name for them was "the Dutch Everyday Layer." 
Although egg size is medium they are small eaters and cost less to keep than 
most breeds.  They also don't go broody so they lay more eggs than a lot of 
other breeds. 

With neat rose combs, white ear lobes, 
leaden blue shanks and toes, these are excellent small birds for both beauty 
and utility.   

Silver Spangled:  The lustrous greenish black spangles on silvery white 
plumage give them a perky polkadot look. 

Golden Penciled:    This is an absolutely beautiful variety of the Hamburgs; 
having finely penciled plumage of black barring on reddish base color, 
leaden blue shanks and toes, and a neat pointed rose comb. 

Buttercups  (2 available) 
This is a really unqiue chicken.  There is none other like this.  This 
interesting breed was imported from the island of Sicily over 100 years ago. 
It has attracted wide-spread interest over the country because of its unique 
beauty. The golden color and cup-shaped comb are the basis for the very 
descriptive name. The comb is a cupshaped crown with a complete circle of 
medium sized regular points.  The base color of the female is buff with all 
feathers on the body marked by parallel rows of black elongated spangles, 
giving the hen an appearance of being beautifully spotted and suggesting a 
ringneck pheasant hen. Skin color is yellow and shanks and toes are a willow 
green.  These are egg-laying chickens. 


I have cockerals in these breeds:  ($10 each - 2 for $15) 

BANTAM: 
Buff Brahma 
Golden Laced Cochin 
Partridge Rock 
Silver Penciled Rock 
Buff Cochin 
Black Cochin 
D'uccle (Black Mottled, Mille Fleur) 

STANDARD: 
Silver Laced Cochin 

All roosters to a good home only.  Not for fighting.  I will inquire and 
reserve the right to refuse sale if I suspect these roosters will be abused in 
such manner. 

Photos available upon email request. 

Jordanne Dervaes 
jordanne at pathtofreedom.com 
626-795-8400 
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