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Please reach us at foxandhenpoultryco@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
We use "coop ready" to denote a young chicken or other type of fowl that is fully feathered and ready to be outdoors, with consideration given to the climate and season. It also means the bird has reached an age where it is no longer fragile like chicks are, and when it can be sexed easily. For most of our birds, that is 6 weeks of age during our typical sales season (March to October). A few of our breeds which are hard to sex, like Silkies or Polish, may not be delivered until closer to 8 or 10 weeks of age, to ensure the sexing is accurate.
To make sure we're adhering to our TRANSPARENCY GUARANTEE, we won't ever promise the exact personality of any one single bird, as it would be inaccurate and irresponsible. However, we do handle our birds regularly and spend plenty of time in the brooding barns with them while they grow, meaning that they are used to human interaction. In addition, because some breeds will always be naturally friendlier than others due to genetics, we will work with each individual customer as needed to make sure the breed they've chosen is a perfect fit for their family and flock.
We are not a hatchery - we do not hatch our own birds. We work with select, high quality commercial hatcheries to purchase day old chicks. We receive these chicks at approximately 48 hours of age via the USPS and raise them on site in our state of the art housing facilities until they are ready for their new homes.
At this time, all of our birds come from:
McMurray Hatchery in Iowa
&
Cackle Hatchery in Missouri
All hatcheries we work with are NPIP certified. We never, ever purchase chicks from any facilities which are not NPIP certified, nor do we ever bring in birds which are not day-olds, to ensure our stock is never exposed to any disease.
All of our chickens are Marek's vaccinated by the hatchery before they are sent to us. Marek's is the most common poultry disease worldwide and is an exceptionally large issue in California due to our climate; some estimates indicate that optimistically as few as 50% of flocks are infected, but the number is likely closer to 75%+ in many areas. As such, we see no reason to risk losing healthy birds by not vaccinating them. Some of our chicks may be vaccinated for coccidiosis. We do not vaccinate for any other diseases.
Most of our birds we purchase as sexed day olds, which means they come to us pre-sexed with an 80-95% rate of accuracy. As they grow, we use years of experience to pick out any roosters which sneak past the hatchery's sexers using visual cues such as comb and feather development, size, personality, bone structure, and growth rate. In the past our accuracy has sat at close to 98%. In the case of mistake, we will replace the "oopster" with a brand-new pullet of the same breed or offer a full refund/return.
We take biosecurity very seriously. One of the greatest crimes of unscrupulous poultry sellers is to sell sick birds, since many contagious diseases common to poultry CANNOT be cured, meaning infected flocks become carriers for life.
We use a veterinary grade disinfectant on our feeders, waterers, sheds, and transport vehicles daily.
We do not allow visitors or customers on premises; all birds being sold are delivered to their new homes.
Once a bird has left our property, it is never brought back into the flock.
We never purchase birds from anywhere except NPIP-approved commercial hatcheries. We also never purchase birds more than one day of age, even from NPIP approved facilities, as the likelihood of a bird picking up a disease increases drastically with age.
Please reach us at foxandhenpoultryco@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
You can place an order online or over the phone. Please consult our DELIVERY SCHEDULE before placing an order online so you will know when to expect your order to arrive. As of 2024, we will be taking payment upon delivery, unless otherwise requested by the customer.
You can cancel any time more than 3 days before delivery for no fee and a full refund. Cancelling fewer than 3 days before delivery will incur a $10 cancellation fee. Cancellations less than 24 hours before delivery will not be given a refund. You can make changes to an order such as adding or removing birds right up until the day before delivery.
We accept cash, checks, Venmo, CashApp, and PayPal. We will be accepting credit cards as of sometime later this year.
We begin taking orders and scheduling deliveries two to three weeks before any given delivery date. Orders are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Some breeds are extremely popular and may sell out within less than a day of becoming available, so we recommend placing an order as soon as possible after orders open. The date and time orders will open will be listed on each hatch.
We deliver to different regions on different days of the week - this is how we ensure low delivery fees for all of our customers. You cannot choose what time of day the delivery will occur - several days before delivery, an approximate time of arrival will be texted to your mobile phone. Please make sure that either someone will be home to accept the birds, or if no one can be home, that we have clear directions and access as to where we to leave them. The area must be secured from both people and other animals, and temperature controlled if the weather is excessively hot or cold.
The regions shown on our website list only major towns/cities in a particular region. If your address is anywhere between any two listed towns, or within 15 miles outside of them, you can still select delivery to that region and there will be no additional charge. For every additional mile between 16-50 miles outside the delivery region, our standard mileage charge of $0.50c/mile will apply. For deliveries more than 50 miles outside any listed region, contact us directly to determine your delivery fee.
As of 2024, we do not offer on-location pick up or visitors to ensure total biosecurity. Local delivery within El Dorado county is free, and regional delivery is reasonably priced to make sure all our customers are satisfied with their order.
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