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vancouver island's rainbow heritage chickens
Breeds we offer
☽ We hatch year round, with breed availability varying depending on the season. While we primarily offer baby chicks (with a variety of sexed breeds available), 6+ week old coop-ready, off-heat sexed pullets are also often available (first-come first-serve), and we post them on our social media pages when they are. We are not currently accepting waitlists for pullets. To purchase baby chicks of specific breeds from us, fill out a chick order request form here on our website, or follow along our social media to keep up with what we have available. We offer local pickup at the farm gate here in Victoria (bio-security in practice), or delivery and transport options.
Silverudds
☽ splash, blue, and black
♡ lays green eggs that range from silvery-sage, seafoam or soft olive
The Silverudds Blue, also known as the Isbar, is a rare breed that hails from Småland in the southern region of Sweden. This is the only purebred chicken breed to naturally lay green eggs, which often also have white or brown speckles. They lay around 200/year. It is a captivating and distinctive breed celebrated for its stunning blue, black, or splash plumage with dark soulful eyes, active and alert personality, and its egg laying ability even throughout winter. Straight-run as chicks.
Welsummer
☽ sexed female at hatch
♡ lays speckled dark terracotta eggs
A beautifully classic golden bronze (partridge) bird known for producing dark, heavily speckled terracotta coloured eggs, around 200-280/year. The Welsummer originated in the Netherlands in the early 20th century. They are appreciated for their hardy and laid-back temperament, aesthetic appeal. They are good foragers and predator-savvy, and actively seek out human attention. This breed is auto-sex (can be sexed at hatch) and are all sexed pullet (female) chicks upon purchase.
Black Copper Marans
♡ lays deep chocolate mahogany or violet (heavy bloom) eggs
The unique dark eggs of the Marans are said to be coveted by French chefs, and they are very prolific laying up to 280/year. This stunning and widely loved bird is a must-have for any rainbow egg flock! The Marans breed was developed originally in France in the mid 1800's. They are calm, quiet and gentle in temperament, and do very well foraging and free-ranging. Their larger size also makes them an excellent choice as a dual-purpose bird. Straight-run as chicks.
Chocolate + Mauve Ameraucana
☽ sexed female at hatch
♡ lays bright blue or aqua/turquoise eggs
The most beautiful box of chocolates, with vibrant aqua eggs! Many folks instantly fall in love with the Ameraucana for their distinctive extra fluffy cheek feathers (beard and muff), pea comb, abundance of bright blue eggs (225+/year). This breed was developed in the United States in the 1970s. They are a quiet, gentle, low maintenance breed that make an excellent addition to any flock. Many folks tell us that our Ameraucanas remind them of "cute little fluffy hawks" or "owls". This breed is auto-sex (can be sexed at hatch) and are all sexed pullet (female) chicks upon purchase.
Moss Egger
☽ sexed female at hatch
♡ lays speckled eggs in dark olive, moss, cocoa, or ash grey
Our Moss Egger is a BC1 (backcrossed) olive egger hybrid breed, thoughtfully bred to prolifically lay dark, heavily speckled eggs in various shades of deep mossy olive and rich cocoa (280+/per year). They make a great addition to any flock, adding a diversity of colour to your rainbow egg basket. Each bird lays a unique shade. They have outgoing, lively temperaments and display a variety of beautiful and diverse plumage colours in the "autumn leaves" palette. This breed is auto-sex (can be sexed at hatch) and are all sexed pullet (female) chicks upon purchase.
Cream + Opal Legbar
☽ sexed female at hatch
♡ lays light sky blue eggs
The Legbar is a vibrant and popular breed, most well-known for their high production (up to 280/year) of large, round blue eggs and their adorable head crests. The breed was created in the early twentieth century at the Cambridge University in England. They are active, agile, and excellent foragers, making them a good choice for free ranging. We currently are offering both cream and opal varieties. This breed is auto-sex (can be sexed at hatch) and are all sexed pullet (female) chicks upon purchase.
Lavender Orpington
♡ lays light seashell pink tinted cream eggs
This cuddly pillow-like bird has a large, heavy body and a low stance with fluffy feathering; making them big teddy bears when combined with their docile and easy-going temperaments. This flock primarily produces Lavender with a small chance of Isabel. They are prolific layers of pink-tinted cream eggs, laying up to 280+ per year. The Orpington is a popular British breed of chicken first bred in England in the late 1800s. Straight-run as chicks.
Blue Opal
☽ blue, black, or splash
♡ lays speckled mint or light sage green eggs
The little "witch's cat" of the chicken world! The Blue Opal is a fibromelanistic (meaning black-skinned) Swedish hybrid breed that lays a generous amount of speckled mint to sage green eggs (around 200/year). They can be blue, black, or splash in plumage, which has a very striking look when contrasted with the dark skin, combs, eyes, and feet. Curious and inquistive temperament, while being intelligent, active and alert. Straight-run as chicks.
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