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Rounding Up the Orders for Specialty Hatch 2012!
Hey folks, it’s that time of the year again! We’re gearing up for our annual Spring Specialty Breeds hatches for 2012. For these hatches we take orders, bring the eggs in from NPIP Inspected and Certified sources, then hatch them here in our commercial hatchery on Oahu. All chicks are vaccinated to prevent Chick Pox and Marek’s Disease, as recommended by most vets. If you are looking for heritage and other specialty breed chicks that will not have to endure the stress of travel from Mainland farms, you might want to place an order here with us. Please remember that...
Second Specialty Hatch of 2011
Hi folks, Another batch of specialty breeds hatched this morning. Most are special orders but we did hatch extra chicks! Here’s a list of what’s available. Please remember that we are unable to sex these breeds – it’s all straightrun, both males and females. Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Barred Rock White or Black Silkies Light Brahmas Golden Campines White Crested Black Polish Blue Polish Just give us a call if you are interested.
Beginnings
In 2010, Asagi Hatchery turned 50. But our family’s business and it’s relationship with chickens began twenty five years earlier, around 1935 with a small chicken and egg farm. And we wonder, maybe even way before that. This has got us thinking about beginnings. About how this all started, this relationship between humans and chickens. No one alive knows exactly what happen that very first time that a human hatched a chicken’s egg. All we can do is imagine. We can wonder. We can ask that very first person: Were you foraging for wild garlic greens or dandelions? Did you...
Cool News about Fellow Chicken Lovers in Texas
We love to follow the news around the world about the growing movement of backyard flockers. It is especially nice to read the pure love that comes forth when people talk about their chickens. Palpable. You just know that the person had tears in their eyes when trying to communicate to the reporter the indescribable joy that is felt at the end of a stressful day when you get to hang out and watch your chickens. Like this retired lawyer in Galveston, Texas. Enjoy and feel the communion. We are definitely not alone.
Organic feed sale, new supplies and social media
Hi folks, Hope everyone is enjoying the tail end of summer. Here are a few updates for you. SALE We have an organic feed sale going on till we run out of stock – $30 for organic layer feed and $35 for organic starter feed. These are fifty pound bags. Sale lasts till we run out of stock. NEW SUPPLIES We got Poultry Protector in. It’s a big helper if you are unfortunate to be going through a mite problem ordeal. Usually this only happens if your chickens are in contact a lot with wild birds. Mites are not a...