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Next Heritage Hatch Order - April 20th
Our order for the next heritage breeds hatch will go in on April 20th, so please email us if you are interested. These breeds are only available for hatching from January thru June, so we are nearing the end of 2009 heritage hatches. This might be second to the last.We're going to try and order the following breeds, if you are interested, please let us know which breeds and how many and we'll get back to you. Prices will vary, anywhere from $4-9 per chick, depending on the rarity of the breed. Remember, these are straight-run and we won't know...
Asagi Hatchery and Cameron D on KITV Morning Show
We were on the KITV morning show this morning, bringing Easter cheer to the already cheerful news studio of the very fun KITV gang. Thank you Janelle Shiraishi and Hawaii Department of Agriculture for inviting Asagi Hatchery to make an appearance on the "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" segment. Thank you also to KITV's morning show stars Dan and Yasmin and Moani. Also a very special thank you to Cameron Datanagan and his family for coming on the show too and sharing their heritage breed chickens.Here is a clip of our spot in case you missed it: http://www.kitv.com/video/19139929/index.htmlWe're lucky to have...
Hatched!
On the morning of Friday, March 6, 2009, plumes of down and a chorus of tiny cheeps emerged from the ancient hatchery nestled in the morning traffic snarl of lower Kalihi.
Araucanas hatch date change: March 6th
Oooops – wrong date published!The araucanas and the rest of the heritage chicks are hatching on Friday, March 6!Sorry if the last post confused anyone.
Araucanas Available Next Week
We're pretty excited. Our biggest hatch of heritage breeds ever is just around the corner and the eggs are looking good!We're hatching a bunch of extra Araucanas in case anyone is interested. Everyone loves this particular breed, so we knew we had to bring in more.Araucanas are famous for their beautiful blue-green eggs. Martha Stewart has been a stalwart fan of Araucanas and include them in her private flock.Araucanas were always thought to have originated in breeds found in the Arauco Penninsula in south central Chile. Recent archeological findings however, have linked DNA of this breed to ancient chicken remains...