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Located in Powell River, British Columbia
Heritage Poultry and Hatching Eggs
The main season is March-June.
Chicks and ducklings are occasionally available in the winter months. Please email to inquire.
FOR LOCAL PICK-UP OF CHICKS AND ADULTS, PLEASE EMAIL US TO INQUIRE.
At Family Farm Bed and Breakfast, we raise lovely heritage breeds of poultry, as well as some heritage crosses that can be sexed at hatch. Conservation of breeds is an important concept for us and allows us to keep our farm diversified.
All of our poultry are pastured. When visiting the B&B, you'll have many opportunities to meet some of our feathered friends and collect their colourful eggs.
Our fertile hatching eggs are available to be shipped across Canada via Canada Post at buyers expense (please contact us via the form to the right for more information).
We cannot ship out of the country.
We also incubate eggs for locals (jump to fee schedule).
We do not ship live chicks, ducklings, or goslings. If you're interested in purchasing some of these poultry locally, please contact us via the form to the right.
PLEASE EMAIL US TO INQUIRE ABOUT CURRENT STOCK AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK-UP IN POWELL RIVER.
Light Sussex
Available starting in March 2024
These calm birds are dual purpose: they provide flavourful meat and are excellent layers of large brown eggs. They are excellent foragers, have great mothering capability, and are on the Livestock Conservancy's Priority List. Click here for more information on this breed.
Price List:
2-10 day-old chicks (straight run).....$9.50ea
11+ chicks.....................................$9ea
One Dozen Hatching Eggs................$42 ea
Cream Legbar
AKA Crested Cream Legbar.
This rare auto-sexing breed is a great layer of large blue eggs! They are a medium sized bird with a crest, and the hen's comb flops to the side. They have yellow legs.
Click here for more information on this breed.
Males kept as roosters will bring interesting colour to your next generation of chicks.
Price List*:
2-10 day-old chicks (pullets)...................$22 ea
(cockerels)...............$5 ea
One Dozen Hatching Eggs.......................$73 ea
*Currently only available in quantities of 10 or less chicks
"Buffex"
Available starting in March 2024
Our name for the sex-linked cross of Buff Orpington and Light Sussex. These chicks are able to be sexed at hatch. The white cockerels dress nicely with flavourful meat; the golden brown hens have black tails and are excellent layers of large brown eggs. These birds are friendly, hardy, and adept foragers.
Price List:
2-10 day-old chicks (pullets)........$14 ea
(cockerels)...............$1.50 ea
11+ day-old chicks (pullets).......$13 ea
(cockerels)...............$0.50 ea
One Dozen Hatching Eggs.............$42ea
Chicks Mix
Available starting in March 2024
If you are looking for a variety of interesting layers this is the mix for you. This fun mix might include chicks with any combination of crests, floppy combs, and chicks that come from blue, green, dark brown or cream eggs. These cannot be sexed at hatch and are only available straight run.
Price List:
2-10 day-old chicks (straight run)....$6 ea
11+chicks.....................................$5 ea
One Dozen Hatching Eggs...............$29 ea
Waddle Surprise
Available starting in May 2024
Assorted ducklings available late Spring, early Summer. Also consider Chicks Mix. However, we suggest raising them separately for the first while, as ducklings like to play with water and can soak chicks.
Price List:
2-10 unsexed ducklings ......................................................$11
female ducklings.......................................................$15
male ducklings.......................................................$7
11+ unsexed ducklings.......................................................$10
Hatching Eggs* (one dozen)................................................$50
(per egg)..................................................$4.50
*limited quantity
Incubation Services (Local Only)
We offer hatching services. Chicks must be picked up at day old (unless otherwise arranged with us)**.
The following are the fees to incubate various types of poultry, whether you bring your own fertile eggs, or purchase some of ours:
Chicken (standard breeds)
One dozen.....................$20
half dozen......................$12
per egg..........................$3
3+ dozen........................$17/dozen
Quail
Waterfowl/turkey/exotic/bantam
One dozen.....................$25
half dozen......................$14
per egg..........................$3.50
3+ dozen........................$21/dozen
One dozen.....................$10
half dozen......................$6
per egg..........................$1.50
3+ dozen........................$9/dozen
**We will let you know when we estimate your chicks will hatch, and email you again the day of hatch. If not picked up by two days, unless pre-arranged, a surcharge of $0.50 will be applied per chick per each additional day until 7 days old, (after which the chicks will be available to be sold to others).