2014 catalogue cages, hutches, and other poultry and small...

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




Gender Adult Weight

Rooster 10 lbs

Hen 8 lbs

Gender Adult Weight

Rooster 8 ½ lbs

Hen 6 ½ lbs


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





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





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:






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:


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.

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