Belgian d'Uccle

The Belgian d’Uccle was first bred in the town of Uccle on the outskirts of Brussels in central Belgium by Michael Van Gelder with the help of Robert Pauwels and Louis Vander Snickt, in the early years of the 20th century. It is a true bantam with no standard-sized large fowl counterpart and is one of 11 Belgian true bantam breeds. It is also called Barbu d’Uccle  [bearded d’Uccle ] or in Dutch Ukkelse Baardkriel. It is thought that cross breeding of the Sablepoot and Barbu D'anvers made the breed, but not know for sure. The ideal weight for the breed has different standards, 1 for the Netherlands, 1 for France. 1 for the UK and 1 for the USA, with the American standard being cocks 22 oz’s and hens 20 oz’s..  They have distinct vulture hocks, heavily feathered shanks and toes and face muffling that includes ear muffs and a full beard. Their wattles are very small or non-existent which is preferred. There are currently 28 colors listed. The first color to be accepted into the American Poultry Association in 1914 was the Mille Fleur and today a lot of people call the breed Mille fleur or Millies. They are fast maturing with first eggs being laid at around 6 months. Hens lay a small sized cream/white egg and expected to lay between 150-180 per year. They can go broody. They are typically calm and easygoing and are well suited to family settings and make good pets for children with a bit of handling. However they can be a bit flighty so an enclosed pen is ideal. They are relatively easy to care for and are quite hardy, able to tolerate a wide range of climates. The breed is on the conservation watch list:   We carry the lavender mottled and black mottled.

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Frizzle

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Description:They have feathers that curl outwards, rather than lying flat as in most chickens. Chickens from any breed can be crossed with the frizzled gene. They lay well and make great mothers.
​We have a sizzle rooster over the hens this year.
We call all Frizzle, Frazzle , Sizzle or any frizzle type just FRIZZLE sorry for any inconvenience this may occur.






Silkie

Description: Silkie is well adapted to confinement and are extremely docile and friendly. Hens lay a small lightly tinted egg. They are very broody and are often used for foster moms. They are an ideal pet chicken. we carry black, paint & blue ( with blue breeds you can get blue, black and splash), white, Partridge,  and cuckoo. New for 2025 chocolate