{"id":13,"date":"2012-01-29T19:50:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/othalaacres.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2019-10-02T08:24:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:24:39","slug":"poultr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/othalaacres.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Poultry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage breeds are our first love, and our focus is on breeding Dominique chickens and Nonbearded Buff Silkie chickens to Standard for both small farm production and show.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We don&#8217;t have any poultry available at this time. Please check back later in the season.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/othalaacres.com\/chickaholic\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/chicks.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"85\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/othalaacres.com\/chickaholic\/\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: medium;\">Confessions of a Chick-a-holic<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>a poem by Lily Marie Plasse<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #009900; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tirminal.us:7001\/outPost\/login.aspx?id=1171643786%2123764\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Egg Incubation Chart<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #009900; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tirminal.us:7001\/outPost\/login.aspx?id=1171643786%2123764\">Download a free Excel spreadsheet file<\/a> that has charts for hatching chicken &amp; turkey eggs <\/span><\/p>\n<p>(using the <a href=\"http:\/\/backyardchickens.com\/LC-DryIncubation.html\">Dry Incubation method<\/a>), and also includes a third chart for hatching duck eggs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 80%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"middle\">\n<td width=\"50%\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=othalaacres-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0470465441&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">If you are a new chicken owner or are thinking of getting chickens, here are some great websites that can help you out:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardchickens.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">BackYardChickens.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; This website is the best stop on the web for getting great information. Visit their VERY active Message Boards to learn and ask questions, the Learning Center has info on everything from chicken facts, picking a breed, diseases, supplies, and much more. Even get some great ideas on building your perfect chicken coop!<br \/>\n<\/span><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feathersite.com\/Poultry\/BRKPoultryPage.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"><br \/>\nFeathersite &#8211; The Poultry Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; Links and info on hatcheries, suppliers, clubs, and tons of awesome photos of almost every poultry breed you can think of! Great jumping off spot, and a great place to help you decide on what breeds you may like to get.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypetchicken.com\/about-chickens\/\"><br \/>\nMyPetChicken &#8211; About Chickens<\/a> &#8211; Chicken care guide, breed list &amp; recommendation tool, incubation &amp; hatching guide, and much more helpful info here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideal-poultry.com\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Ideal Poultry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; A very good hatchery that offers many breeds, and doesn&#8217;t have a minimum chick requirement, just a $25 order minimum.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cacklehatchery.com\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Cackle Hatchery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; Another great hatchery for buying your chicks.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mcmurrayhatchery.com\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Murray McMurray Hatchery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; This is the most popular hatchery for buying chicks. They offer a beautiful full color catalog with photographs of each breed of chick they offer.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"><strong>Some of the major\u00a0poultry clubs that are a great resource include the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ampltya.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">American Poultry Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bantamclub.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">American Bantam Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">, &amp;\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apa-abayouthprogramsite.org\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">APA-ABA Poultry Youth Program<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feathersite.com\/Poultry\/SPPA\/SPPA.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"><\/p>\n<p>Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; An organization working to improve rare breeds of poultry and to encourage exhibition &amp; breeding.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Here are a few recommended links to learn more about the breeds we currently raise or raised in the past:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americansilkiebantamclub.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">The American Silkie Bantam Club<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; Great place to go for information and links about Silkie chickens. Great club to join if you&#8217;re a silkie fancier!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chanteclerfanciersinternational.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Chantecler Fanciers International<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; A new club that was formed late 2007\u00a0to promote and preserve this great Canadian native!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dominiqueclub.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">Dominique Club of America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; An organization devoted to America&#8217;s oldest chicken <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">breed<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newenglandbantamclub.homestead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">New England Bantam Club<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; One of the oldest clubs devoted to bantam chickens and ducks. They hold two shows a year in Massachusetts, as well as poultry seminars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newhampshirepoultryfanciers.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\">New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia;\"> &#8211; Holds an annual show on the second Sunday of October at the Deerfield, NH Fairgrounds, and also is responsible for setting up and staffing the poultry section of the Deerfield Fair. (For more information on entering the Deerfield Fair, see their website at <span class=\"size11 Helvetica11\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deerfieldfair.com\/\" target=\"_self\">http:\/\/www.deerfieldfair.com\/<\/a>.)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage breeds are our first love, and our focus is on breeding Dominique chickens and Nonbearded Buff Silkie chickens to Standard for both small farm production and show. We don&#8217;t have any poultry available at this time. 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