We are always hatching year round and have a really varied range of chicks. We will have breeds that are suited to most people, from the tiny Dutch bantams to giant Brahmas. Hybrids are great for new keepers as they are very hardy, lay well and are often the most calm breeds too.

Rearing your own chicks is perfect for beginners as they can be kept in the house for the first few weeks. This will give you time to handle the little ones and get them used to you.

Guaranteed Female chicks. We usually have a range of these in stock. The hatchery’s that we work with offer no cull Female Chicks, for welfare reasons we only use such suppliers. Using very fancy technology the embryo is sexed during the first few days of incubation, this is known as in ovo sexing (inside the eggs) that way they can only hatch the Females and no Males are hatched unnecessarily.

Unsexed Chicks. We hatch a range of breeds here at New Cottage Poultry, many of them can not be sexed at a young age. When buying unsexed breeds from us they come with the guarantee that as soon as they are mature and ready to live with adult birds then we will happily take back any boys you don’t need free of charge and place them in a suitable home. Thankfully we have a lot of customers who visit that are able to offer the boys a home.

Vaccinations. All of out Chicks are vaccinated for Mareks as a minimum, some are also vaccinated for other things but you can give us a call if you have specific requirements, some customers even request fully unvaccinated Chicks and we are happy to supply these but we would need to pre book them before they hatch as they are vaccinated on the day of hatch.

Caring for your Chicks. Our chick starter sets are always available; these include a Cage, heat light set, feeder, drinker, food and bedding.
Please note for welfare, we will never sell a bird on its own. We always sell them in two’s or more and recommend that you keep chicks in a group of at least three where possible.

Depending on the time of year your chicks will need to be kept inside for 4-8 weeks. Once they are feathered, they will be ready to live outside. Again we are always on hand to give you any aftercare so if you are not sure of anything we are only a call or message away.