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2014 Catalogue
Cages, Hutches, and other Poultry and Small Animal
Supplies
Breeding Stock Prices
(Prices subject to change with the changing costs of inputs.)
Cages
Mostly, we focus on all wire hutches, but we do make a few wood
frame hutches as well. For obvious reasons these are more expensive
per square foot, but they provide greater stability and a designer’s flair.
The All Wire Hutch is completely ethical and accepted under the
Animal Welfare Act. They are more sanitary than all wood hutches and
are less likely to be destroyed by rabbit urine when using a high quality
wire.
All-Wire Hutches
1. 24” by 24” cage (18” height)
Price: $28.00
This cage is the standard size cage for most commercial meat-
producing operations. This size is the most economical for any
medium to large scale operation, although if you wish to raise
rabbits, you should check out our multi-compartment cages.
Specifications:
Sides are made using 1*2*18
galvanized wire
Top uses 1*2*24 wire
Bottom uses 1*1/2*24 wire
Fastened together with C
rings.
Includes edge protectors
around door opening and
door latch.
2. 24” by 36” cage (18” height)
Price: $40.00
This size cage is recommended for Giant breeds but is also perfect
for those wishing to keep rabbits as pets. This size is also
recommended if using crocks or bowls for the rabbit’s feed and
water supply since they reduce the floor space available. Also, this
could be a good choice for small breeding operations to house the
herd does in so there is plenty of room for both mom and young.
3. Three Compartment Cage (24” by 24”, 18” height)
Price: $75.00
This cage is a great beginner cage for anyone wishing to house
multiple rabbits or breed their own meat rabbits. It consists of
three 24” by 24” cages perfect for housing your beginner trio.
Also, it is cheaper per compartment to buy the multi-
compartment cage as opposed to each individual compartment.
The per compartment price is $25, a $3 discount per
compartment over the individual buy. Total Dimensions: 6’x2’x18”
4. Five Compartment Cage (24” by 24”, 18” height)
Price: $110.00
This cage is the all-in-one cage for a beginning breeder. As long as
you do not anticipate growing your herd beyond the starting trio,
this cage will satisfy all your needs. There is room for the trio and
both weaned litters of kits to be housed separately. The per
compartment price is $22, making this a very economical buy.
Total Dimensions: 10’x2’x18”
5. Six Compartment Cage (24”x24”, 18” height)
Price: $120.00
This cage has one extra compartment than the Five Compartment
variety and is mainly for placement in barns or sheds that were
measured out in 12’ sections. This way, the cages fit perfectly into
the barn setup. Also, it gives an additional compartment to add an
extra breeder to your starting stock. (i.e. one buck, three does—
instead of two) Total Dimensions: 12’x2’x18”
Custom Size Cages:
If your herd requires cages of a different size than
specified, follow the chart below to determine the
pricing of your cages. (This table includes the bulk order
discounts if you order more than one of the same size
compartments.)
No. of Compartments
18” by 24” Size (Dwarf only)
24” by 24” Size 24” by 36” Size
1 26.00 ea 28.00 ea 40.00 ea
2-3 20.00 ea 25.00 ea 36.00 ea
4-5 18.00 ea 22.00 ea 33.00 ea 6 or more 16.00 ea 20.00 ea 30.00 ea
Wood-Framed Hutches
These hutches are built with a wood frame. We use 2x2 treated wood
to put them together and 1x2 treated wood for the door frame and
braces. The wood frame is wrapped with ½ in. hardware cloth. Other
wire sizes available by request. (An additional supply charge may be
warranted) Each Hutch comes complete with hardware (i.e. hinges and
door latches)
Here is a list of our available sizes. Please note that prices are subject to
change due to costs of lumber and hardware. Please call for current
pricing.
1. 24”x24” (2’ height) $100
2. 24”x36” (2’ height) $125
3. 24”x48” Two compartment, all wire doors $180
Breeding Stock
We currently own a mixed breed herd of rabbits. Our main focus is
meat-production, but we also have some dual-purpose (i.e. meat or
pet) breeders.
For our meat rabbits, we use New Zealand whites. They are the most
common breed used for meat-production goals because they have
large, generally healthy litters that grow off quickly and have a fine
bone structure. In other words, they give you more bang for your buck.
A single doe can have as many as 25 litters a year, and with an average
of 8 kits per litter that are successfully raised, she could potentially
raise over $1400 worth of kits in a year’s time. This makes it well worth
the price you pay for her initially.
In addition to the meat rabbits, we raise other medium sized rabbits for
pet sales. These rabbits are of unknown origin but seem to be a
Chinchilla breed. They often throw a variety of agouti colors as well as
broken blacks and greys when crossed with my New Zealand buck (who
is apparently a broken). It is always a surprise with each new litter, and
because of that, we’ve kept these “mutts” and incorporated them into
our breeding programs.
Since we have no pedigrees, no registered stock, and you only have my
previous results to go by on these rabbits, they are priced very
affordably. Purebreds with or without pedigrees of these breeds often
go for $25 to 50. But when you buy from us, most of the time you are
saving a rabbit from being butchered and sold for meat, so the price is
very affordable. Due to this however, we will rarely sell rabbits that are
over 12 weeks of age. So if you buy one the day before slaughter day,
you will have a good two months of watching it flesh out into a fine
adult before you can start breeding. But as mentioned before, it’s
worth the wait.
Pricing for rabbits is based on the rabbit’s age. We usually wean them
at about 5 weeks, so no rabbits will be sold that are below that age.
Also, no rabbits will be sold that are over 12 weeks of age (unless there
are special circumstances). We price based on age due to the fact that
each week a rabbit stays in our care, it consumes more feed and the
amount that we have to charge to make a profit increases. So here is
the chart showing our rabbit pricing:
Age (in weeks) Price
5-6 $8 7-10 $10
11-12 $15
Over 12 ** $20
**Special cases only (i.e. we are overstocked on breeders of that rabbits particular gender, trying to reduce
inbreeding depression in our herd)
Chickens
We currently have both a mixed breed flock and several varieties
of purebred chickens. We are gradually working towards only breeding
and selling pure breeds, or selectively crossed hybrids. Some of our
available breeds are listed below:
Standard (Large) Size:
Buff Orpington
Breed Description: A dual purpose breed most noted for its
tendency to go broody. Orpingtons make the best moms, they are
quiet and friendly, and their large size makes them good layers of
large brown eggs.
Prices:
Chicks: $2.50 each S/R
Started Birds (2-10 weeks): $4.00 each cockerels OR $6.00 each pullets
Finishing Birds (10-16 weeks): $8.00 each rooster OR $12.00 each pullets
Laying Hens (less than 2 years): $18.00 each
Mature Laying Hens (over 2 years): $12.00 each
Delaware
Breed Description: Recognized as a Sustainable Heritage Breed by
the APA, the Delaware is one of the oldest American breeds, made
to be dual purpose with large size and good egg productions. The
birds are also quiet docile, similar to the Orpington.
Prices:
Chicks: $3 each S/R
Started Birds (2-10 weeks): $5.00 each cockerels OR $7.00 each pullets
Finishing Birds (10-16 weeks): $10.00 each rooster OR $15.00 each pullets
Laying Hens (less than 2 years): $20.00 each
Gender Adult Weight
Rooster 10 lbs
Hen 8 lbs
Gender Adult Weight
Rooster 8 ½ lbs
Hen 6 ½ lbs
Mature Laying Hens (over 2 years): $15.00 each
Cuckoo Maran
Breed Description: Bearing the appearance of the classic
Dominique Chicken, these dual purpose birds are part of the Maran
family, which lays the darkest chocolate brown eggs.
Prices:
Chicks: $3 each S/R
Started Birds (2-10 weeks): $5.00 each cockerels OR $7.00 each pullets
Finishing Birds (10-16 weeks): $10.00 each rooster OR $15.00 each pullets
Laying Hens (less than 2 years): $20.00 each
Mature Laying Hens (over 2 years): $15.00 each
Easter Egg/Ameracauna
Breed Description: Easter Egg Chickens are a selective cross-breed
of Ameracauna and Aracauna lines that lay eggs of green, blue, and
pink egg shell colors. Our particular strain includes Easter Eggers
purchased from Cackle as well as a locally purchased Ameracauna
rooster and some cross breed hens that fit the characteristics of Easter Eggers (i.e. bearded,
lays green, blue or pink eggs) This is our fun breed that we plan to experiment with improving
upon and creating the most variety of feather color and egg color in while improving the meat
quality of the birds.
Prices:
Chicks: $3 each S/R
Started Birds (2-10 weeks): $5.00 each cockerels OR $7.00 each pullets
Finishing Birds (10-16 weeks): $10.00 each rooster OR $15.00 each pullets
Laying Hens (less than 2 years): $20.00 each
Mature Laying Hens (over 2 years): $15.00 each
Brown Leghorn
Gender Adult Weight
Rooster 9 lbs
Hen 7 lbs
Gender Adult Weight
Rooster 6 ½ lbs
Hen 5 ½ lbs
Breed Description: Sporting the true ‘wild’ coloration of the original
chickens, the Brown Leghorn is the more predatory proof version
of the commonly used leghorn used in egg production. Leghorns
are renowned for their high rate of egg production. In addition to
high egg production, these birds are flighty making them a perfect choice for free-ranging, but
don’t expect them to be a pet chicken. They generally are swift to escape when you approach
and don’t like being handled. Expect them to fly over fences if there is no roof on your pen and
find their own place to lay their eggs. They are non-sitters for uninterrupted egg production.
Prices:
Chicks: $2.00 each S/R
Started Birds (2-10 weeks): $4.00 each cockerels OR $6.00 each pullets
Finishing Birds (10-16 weeks): $8.00 each rooster OR $12.00 each pullets
Laying Hens (less than 2 years): $18.00 each
Mature Laying Hens (over 2 years): $12.00 each
Bantam Breeds:
All of our bantams are sold as either chicks (0-3 weeks old) or finishing birds (10-16 weeks).
Pairs are selected based on conformance to the breed standard (or foreseeable conformance of
offspring). No pairs will be selected that have the same fault or defect. The same thing goes for
trios.
Mille Fleur D’uccle
Breed Description: A true bantam, this particular strain is often called Halloween Millies due to
the predominately orange colored feathers. In fact, these tiny chickens are reminiscent of
candy corn/jack-o-lanterns. They lay tinted eggs that vary in color from light brown, pink, blue
to green. The original D’uccle is a bearded bird although the stock I am currently working with
only has one bearded hen. I plan to gradually breed back to the standard, selecting for bearding
and heavier feathering on the legs.
Prices:
Chicks: $4.00 each S/R
Pair: $25
Trio: $35
Extra Hens: $15 each
Gender Adult Weight
Rooster 6 lbs
Hen 4 ½ lbs
Extra Roosters: $10 each
Assorted Bantams (Barnyard Mix):
Parents of these birds are pure breeds that we do not currently have a same breed mate for.
Therefore, they are cross breeds that are strictly for backyard chicken keeping purposes and
simply to look pretty. Whenever possible, we will try to give an idea of the pure breeds that go
into our barnyard mix, including pictures of some of the birds.
Included breeds:
Red Pyle OEG
Mille Fleur OEG
Buff OEG
Prices:
Chicks: $2.00 each
Started/Finishing Birds: $5.00 each (regardless of gender)
Disclaimer Statement:
In addition to the prices listed, there may be deals at future chicken swaps on older
birds or birds of mixed breeds. Regardless of which birds you choose to buy, we promise to
always be honest and up front about the bird’s age and heritage (breed). Also, we do not sell
any birds that are obviously sick or have any defects. If after purchasing a bird from us, it later is
found to have some defect, we absolve ourselves of any liability for the bird’s health condition.
If after purchasing birds from us, you have questions about how to care for them or about
purchasing subsequent breeding stock, feel free to contact us on our webpage or via Facebook.
Quail
Currently, we are focusing on high egg production birds that can
be visually sexed at an early age. Our breeds consist of Jumbo Brown
Coturnix and some Italian Coturnix.
Coturnix, or Pharaoh quail, are the fastest maturing birds
available for egg and meat production. These little birds take only 6
weeks to fully mature and start laying eggs. At the same time, the
surplus males can be culled and put in the freezer. Coturnix quail will
give a quicker return on investment than any other backyard poultry or
small animal, including rabbits.
Ideal male to female ratio is 1:3, with no more than one male per
cage.
Coturnix quail may be raised in rabbit cages, but require much
less space. Cages that are 12”x24” are sufficient for one male and three
females. We use rabbit water bottles for our birds since they stay
cleaner and do not take up floor space.
Prices:
Chicks: $2 each S/R + $1 per week after the second week until meets adult
price.**
Adult Birds: $5 hen, $3 roo
**After 3 weeks, quail can be visually sexed. At this point the price for roos does not increase further.