Chicken Utopia

04/07/2023

03/15/2023

Ancona & Ancona Swedish cross ducklings available now at chicken Utopia

02/17/2023

https://www.chickenutopia.com

Ancona Ducks & Drakes approx 1 year old
Very light Lilac (chocolate plus homozygous for the dilute gene) & Lavender (chocolate plus heterozygous for the dilute gene) ducks laying large white eggs $35
Some of these girls have small tufts and may produce tufted babies.
Black, Brown & Dilute Drakes - $ 25
Chicks
Myakka Mix (Cream Legbar x Black Copper Maran) in the incubator. Chicks begin hatching next week & should be hatching weekly. They will lay blue, green or olive eggs. Some chicks can be sexed by their chipmunk down color. Black/yellow & grey chicks are straight run.
Female chicks $ 45
Straight run chicks $ 15
Silkies ! A few very cute silkie youngsters for pets ! Roos $ 25

Chicks, ducklings & goslings available seasonally

09/01/2022

Chicks & ducks hatching at Chicken Utopia !
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06/10/2022

Check out our anconas available now.

Chicks, ducklings & goslings available seasonally

03/30/2022

Fluffy chicks for sale ! Crested cream legbar mixed with lavender astralorps. Will be green or olive layers

03/18/2022

Lots of mammals have eyelashes, they are made of hair and help protect eyes from dust and small particles. But what about birds? Birds don't have hair—so can they have eyelashes? Find out in our Question of the Week:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/do-birds-have-eyelashes/

03/10/2022

Great way to store eggs

No. These are not pickled eggs. These are homegrown, unwashed eggs stored in lime water. The lime water fills in all the pores of the egg and encases them in a shell of "glass". Water glassed eggs can last stored at room temperature like this for up to 2 years. This method of preserving raw eggs has been used since the 1800s and was common even into the 1940s and 50s. When refrigerators became a standard kitchen appliance, water glassing almost became a lost art.

You cannot use commercial eggs for this because they have all had the protective coating (bloom) washed off the shell and will quickly go bad. I recently scrambled up 18 eggs that had been stored in lime water for 7 months on an unrefrigerated cupboard shelf and they tasted perfectly fresh (although the yoke seemed a bit thinner than fresh eggs).

Anyhow, if you have an abundance of fresh, unwashed eggs, you might want to try putting some away for later. The ratio is one ounce (by weight) of lime (calcium hydroxide) to one quart of water. Calcium hydroxide is a completely natural, organic ingredient and harmless, although the powder is very fine and may irritate your lungs if you breathe it in. The lime water also quickly dried out the skin on my hands and I had to apply lotion to get them back to normal. When you do use the eggs, be sure to rinse them thoroughly before you crack them or they will taste like lime.

FYI: a gallon size container will store about 40 eggs. Lime is also known as calcium hydroxide. You can buy it in 50 pound bags in the masonry section of the hardware store, or in 1 pound bags in the canning section of the grocery store....often labeled as "pickling lime”. Thank you Jess Jassop

02/11/2022

Friday memes from Dr. Malone. https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/friday-funnies-1aa

02/09/2022

Adorable Ancona Ducks.
Currently we have Blacks, Browns and dilutes (lavender/lilac) ducklings & adults.
Adults are about 10 months old and laying big beautiful eggs daily. Great for eating & baking.
Little ones need a brooder or heater to keep them warm for the next few weeks. Some older ducklings ready to go into the coop.

Light colored duckies will be mostly white but carry the Blue gene so will produce blues/lavenders when bred to blacks or browns.

Located in South Sarasota

Livestock Conservancy Status : Watch
The Ancona is a hardy, adaptable, all-purpose duck. It’s an excellent layer, typically laying 210 to 280 white, cream, or blue eggs yearly. The Ancona also grows relatively quickly and produces high-quality meat that’s more flavorful and less fatty than most Pekin ducks. Anconas are well suited for situations where they can forage for some of their food and are capable of eating large “banana” slugs. “They make excellent pond or yard ducks since they tend to stay close to home, do not fly under normal conditions, and are large enough so that they are less likely to be preyed upon by winged predators. Typically, they have moderately calm temperaments and make fine pets.” (Holderread, 2001)

02/09/2022

Beautiful Ancona babies !

02/09/2022

Adult Ancona ducks laying big beautiful eggs daily !

01/14/2022

01/14/2022

After a horrible fall fighting with a hungry Bob cat we are slowly building up our flock again. We currently have some 10-12 week old pullets & cockerels. They are Cream Legbars crossed with Black/lavender Australops & Welsummers they lay green or olive eggs.

We will have cream legbar & black copper Marans chicks & hatching eggs in a few months.

We also have baby ancona ducks !

05/06/2021

05/06/2021