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Smallholding of USA Silkies. Hatching eggs, chicks and adult birds available to purchase throughout the whole year.
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Chickens Ark unknowingly started in 2019 when we purchased 4 Silkies for our garden when we googled "Funny looking Chickens" and saw these little fluff balls on the screen. During the lockdown of 2020 we decided to expand and on the farm I grew up on we repaired an old shed which was used by my great granddad for chickens and added an outdoor run. We then started buying eggs to incubate and have s

lowly grown our flock, we are now at a point where we have 3 lovely well natured cockerels and nearly 30 fluffy hens which have the luxury of wandering the fields and a fancy new roofed run for when the weather isn't the best. We are more than happy to help people wanting to start their own back garden flock by supplying hatching eggs, full grown hens at point of lay and we can even provide DNA sexed chicks so you know exactly what you are getting. We can also supply eggs straight from the coop to your table. Silkie's eggs are lovely to eat, they're a little smaller than shop bought eggs but they make fantastic golden cakes, yorkshire puddings and work great on the side of any meal.

18/07/2024

Chickens enjoying some evening sun ☀️

15/07/2024

Lots of fresh hatching eggs available from the weekend to post today 🐣

Drop us a msg for more info

13/07/2024

Question…

My little satin frizzle has turned out to be a boy and I’m thinking of adding him to my main flock when big enough, my question is would you still buy USA Silkie eggs with the chance of satins, satin frizzles and frizzled silkies appearing in the incubator? 🐣

09/07/2024

Nala, guardian of the incubator, destroyer of humidity 🤣

08/07/2024

Just a little hatch 🐣

07/07/2024

USA Silkie hatching eggs available 🐣

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01/07/2024

Post office run tomorrow, let me know if you’d like any USA hatching eggs 🐣

24/06/2024

USA Silkie hatching eggs ready to send 🐣🚚

Drop us a msg for info

13/06/2024

A sequence of having my phone on loud and taking a pic.

Also we have a special offer on eggs!

£30 for 12 inc next day delivery 🚚 🐣

05/06/2024

The pinkest little Silkie I’ve seen 🤣

30/05/2024

Just had this pic sent to us by someone who hatched 14 from 20 eggs, love the colours which are coming through at the moment! 🐣

29/05/2024

Little obsessed with how the little sizzle is developing 🤣

27/05/2024

4wks old and currently going through their ugly stage 🤣

24/05/2024

Charlie just being his normal magnificent self

22/05/2024

Lots of USA Silkie eggs available 🐣

Just drop a msg for info

19/05/2024

We love having pics sent to us of some of the birds which hatch from our eggs, check out these little stunners 😍🐣

11/05/2024

Snack time at the zoo

Hatching eggs available 🐣

10/05/2024

09/05/2024

What a little stunner!

08/05/2024

Little Frizzle Silkie slowly taking shape

This one came from Bucklebury silkies eggs 🐣

06/05/2024

💥 Bank holiday special 💥

USA Silkie Hatching eggs

12 eggs for £30 inc 24hr delivery 🚚

05/05/2024

The new grower shed is up and running!

04/05/2024

We’re going to be doing our next USA Silkie hatch, all of the chicks will be for sale at a week old, drop us a msg if you’d like to reserve 🐣

30/04/2024

First time giving these chicks some boiled egg, honestly they go crazy for it and it’s got so many vitamins and minerals in there which helps them grow and also prevents wry neck 🥚

28/04/2024

Lots of USA Hatching eggs available, can do some great deals if looking to fill your incubator 🐣

27/04/2024

Such a huge range of colours with this hatch, nearly 40 little fuff balls currently causing mayhem 🐣

27/04/2024

Our first ever mottled Silkie!!

Big thanks to Carolann Pirie for supplying the eggs for this little one 🐣

26/04/2024

First Silkie hatch of the year complete 🐣

26/04/2024

I try not to get involved with the hatching process, but it’s coming to an end now and this was last one zipping but no progress in 12hrs (pipped 36hrs ago), so he needed a little help.

Chick absolutely fine, all yolk absorbed, safely back in the incubator to fluff up 🐣

25/04/2024

Last week we rehomed 12 commercial laying hens from Fresh Start For Hens, they’re only a year old but unfortunately that’s as old as hens get on the commercial laying farms and was destined to become pet food, so we gave them a new home.

It’s amazing to see how quickly they’ve taken to the free range lifestyle, I was so happy to see them running across the field to greet me tonight, hopefully they now have many happy years ahead of them.

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Question… My little satin frizzle has turned out to be a boy and I’m thinking of adding him to my main flock when big enough, my question is would you still buy USA Silkie eggs with the chance of satins, satin frizzles and frizzled silkies appearing in the incubator? 🐣

First time giving the chicks some boiled egg, honestly they go crazy for it and it’s got so many vitamins and minerals in there which helps them grow and also prevents wry neck 🥚

First time giving these chicks some boiled egg, honestly they go crazy for it and it’s got so many vitamins and minerals in there which helps them grow and also prevents wry neck 🥚

First Silkie hatch of the year complete 🐣

Love this time of year, can’t beat a sunny frosty morning ☀️

We’re now taking orders for USA Silkie hatching eggs 🐣 Amazing range of colours are great fertility. Drop us a message for more info 📦🚚

Wet days calls for extra treats 🌽

We’ve been looking after and breeding chickens for nearly 5yrs now, in that time we’ve dealt with most chicken illnesses and defects, however this is the first time we’ve dealt with red mites and now talking from experience they’re brutal. They’re so bad you genuinely want to give up, I’ve always felt fortunate with the set up we’ve got, huge sheds and even bigger runs with cover. But when red mite invade they take out the area within days, both our flocks were struck down and one shed is still out of use. Luckily a good friend Maureen lent us some Exzolt which was fantastic at treating them. We had to isolate our whole flock of nearly 40 birds and also a smaller flock while treating them and it’s only been today they’ve gone back into a fresh shed to fully recover. The smaller flock won’t return to their original coop, they’re now settled in a plastic coop where is easier to treat and prevent. I genuinely not sure what I’d done if it wasn’t for being lucky enough to have some on hand with treatment. But if you get the first inclination of red mite, do not hesitate to get the out and treat as soon as you can.

Latest hatch now off heat and living their best chicky life 🐣

Wait for it…..

Keep getting messages asking how the chicks are doing, so here’s a little update 🐥

First hatch of the year complete ✅

Halfway through day 21, quick update including one in a glass 😳🐣

So our latest hatch is underway, we’re just about to go into day 21, you can follow updates on our instagram page 🐣 @chickens_ark

Welcome to the world little one 🐥

Never underestimate how much chicks love boiled eggs 🥚

🐥We have USA Silkie hatching eggs ready to send this week, drop us a msg for more info Video below is our hatch this week to give you an idea of the colours and of course fluffiness 🐥

Silkie hatch 2022 is underway!

How do I get corn out of this thing….

Get ready for the light to go on….. 94% hatch rate, which is amazing considering we had a heatwave for a week and incubator doesn’t like any over 25 degrees ☀️ 🙌 48 chicks in total from own eggs plus 24 extra from Janice Allen 🙂