Poultry
Shaggy Ink Farms keeps a mixed laying flock now while building a Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock program carefully. This is the starting point for flock updates, local egg notices, and the future hatching eggs and stock waitlist.
Shaggy Ink Farms
The poultry section brings the breeding program, the mixed flock, and the local egg list into one place.
Start Here
Availability is intentionally plain right now: poultry stock is waitlist only, eating eggs are seasonal and local, and flock updates stay honest as the program grows.
Step 1
Farm notes, flock updates, and honest progress while the program grows.
Step 2
Egg alerts stay local. Hatching eggs and stock use the poultry waitlist.
Step 3
Seasonal eggs first, then poultry only when the flock can support it.
Step 4
Records, selection, and clear expectations before breeding stock is offered.
Current Availability
These cards are the current source of truth for poultry availability. They are meant to keep expectations clear before any poultry product page or checkout exists.
Interest list for future Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock hatching egg releases.
Expected Window
Future breeding season; no public drops scheduled yet.
Pickup / Shipping
Shipping may be considered later. Details will be shared before any release.
Updated 2026-06-18
Join Hatching Eggs & Stock WaitlistFuture chick notices for people following the Barred Rock breeding work.
Expected Window
Future hatch windows only after breeding groups are ready and productive.
Pickup / Shipping
Pickup expectations will be announced before chicks are offered.
Updated 2026-06-18
Join Chick Interest ListInterest list for possible future started pullets after farm needs are met.
Expected Window
Future availability after grow-out, observation, and farm selection.
Pickup / Shipping
Started birds are expected to be local or regional pickup only unless stated otherwise.
Updated 2026-06-18
Join Started Bird WaitlistFuture notices for serious poultry keepers interested in select breeding birds.
Expected Window
Future select availability only if birds meet the farm's breeding standards.
Pickup / Shipping
Breeding stock will require clear communication before any transfer is arranged.
Updated 2026-06-18
Join Breeding Stock WaitlistSeasonal egg notices from the mixed laying flock when family needs and flock output allow.
Expected Window
Seasonal cartons when the mixed laying flock is producing enough for local pickup.
Pickup / Shipping
Local pickup only near Anderson, Cottonwood, and the Redding area. Eggs do not ship.
Updated 2026-06-18
Join Egg ListHeritage Program
The goal is a useful, well-documented Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock program rooted in careful selection, flock health, and accurate records.
Hatching eggs, chicks, started pullets, and breeding stock are not treated as endless inventory. The farm has to hatch, grow, observe, and keep back birds before any public availability can be offered honestly.
The waitlist lets interested poultry keepers raise a hand now while the farm keeps the offer tied to real birds, real seasons, and real standards.
Mixed Flock
The current flock includes Rhode Island Reds, Salmon Faverolles, Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers, Copper Marans, Plymouth Barred Rocks, and other birds. It supports family food, local eggs, and daily poultry learning.
Meet The FlockLocal Eggs
Eating eggs are for nearby pickup when the flock is laying enough beyond family needs. The egg list is the first place local availability will be announced.
Join Egg ListHatching Eggs & Stock
Join the poultry waitlist for future hatching egg drops, chick notices, started bird availability, and breeding stock updates.
Poultry Journal / Flock Notes
The poultry section should not ask people to trust a polished claim. These notes show the farm at the beginning, the lineage context, and the work still ahead.
Heritage Poultry
The deeper field note behind the Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock breeding program.
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Farm Journal
How the mixed flock, Barred Rock work, gardens, and family farm story began.
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Watch
Flock chores, project days, and the visual record of Shaggy Ink Farms as it grows.
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