Hatching eggs are no more than 3-4 days old when shipped. Each egg is carefully candled and only those with small strong air sacks are sent. Eggs are packaged in high-quality custom foam packaging and then double-boxed for safe shipping. All eggs are shipped via UPS or Fed Ex 1-2 day shipping. Aditionally, 1-2 Extra eggs per dozen are usually sent.

We will refund you for eggs broken during transport or send more eggs if a large percentage of eggs have broken. The same applies for eggs lost or severely delayed during transport. If you have a terrible hatch let us know, we will in most circumstances provide more eggs or pro rated discounts.

Please note that mixed or incorrect breeds do tend to pop up from time to time when purchasing hatching eggs. We will provide a pro rated refund for any such eggs.

Please also note that while our birds can win shows sometimes, our breeding is much more utility than show-focused. Getting show-quality stock cannot be guaranteed to those purchasing chicks or eggs.

Our BPRs are our most storied and sought-after line. They were purchased from famed breeder Ralph Sturgeon in 1958 and have been meticulously maintained by Frank ever since.

Frank purchased his NH line from Leon Meyers over 30 years ago and has been working on improving it ever since. This line maintains a traditional American confirmation and look. Our birds are also better conforming and meatier than the egg-laying focused lines of New Hampshires normally found at large commercial hatcheries.

Our Delaware line is a cross of our NH and Barred Rock line. It is still a young line and you may notice some red seepage and more barring in some of the stock. We are actively breeding NH hens into our Delaware line to improve growth rate so birds with more red in them may be more common.