Lauren Taylor Chickens

29/01/2024

Are we about ready for some more auctions?
If you would like to participate, please let me know so I can add you to the group where auctions will be posted. I’ll be watching my messages again now that there are birds available. Thanks!

Here’s what’s coming up (groupings not yet set):

Females:
-Dark skin Mille Fleur NN Satin HEN (about a year old)
-Dark skin mille fleur NN Satin Pullet
-Dark skin mille fleur Satin Pullet
-Porcelain NN Satin HEN (about a year old) light skin
-Porcelain NN Satin HEN (about a year old) light skin #2
-Porcelain NN Satin Pullet (light skin)
-Mille Fleur Satin Pullet (light skin)
-Mille Fleur Satin Pullet (light skin) #2

Males:
-Dark skin Porcelain Satin Cockerel
-Dark skin Mille Fleur Satin Cockerel (nonbearded)
-Dark skin Mille Fleur Satin Cockerel (nonbearded) #2
-Mille Fleur NN Satin Cockerel (light skin)

And those will be the last of the birds that I plan on letting go before we move.

02/11/2023

Tonight’s auction: PULLETS! 🎉
(Thursday Nov 2, 7:00PM Eastern)
Please, send message if you would like me to add you. (If you’ve already been added, you don’t need to message again 😊)

Mille Fleur Satin Pullet with dark skin all over and Mille Fleur Satin Pullet with partially dark skin.

Thank you for your interest!

01/11/2023

Tonight's Auction Pair! Please, message if you would like to be added to the auction group! Auction starts at 7:00PM (Eastern).

Naked Neck Mille Fleur Satin Pullet and Mille Fleur Satin Cockerel (with dark skin!) Both have lots of new flowers coming in daily! She definitely carries lavender (and both of his parents carried lavender so, he has a good chance of carrying it as well). All of their offspring will be mille fleur patterned (with a possibility of porcelain), and will each have a 50/50 chance of being naked neck with a bow-tie. 😊

30/10/2023

UPDATE: Auction ended! Congratulations to the winner!

Tonight’s Auction Pair! Please, message directly if you want to participate (if you’re already in the group, then, you don’t need to message).

Porcelain Silkie Pullet (the only silkie feathered bird I have) and Mille Fleur Satin Cockerel (the best I’ve offered, probably the best I’ve ever produced).

I’m moving and not taking my breeding program with me. So, if you want birds from me, do not wait.

Auction start at 7:00 (NOT ON THIS PAGE). Please send private message if you want to participate. Comments made on this post may not be seen in time. Thanks.

Thank you again for all of your support and enthusiasm! Seeing my cherished birds go to homes where they will be loved and well taken care of means the absolute world to me!

29/10/2023

UPDATE: Auction ended! Congratulations, Kelsey!

Please, send private message to participate (if you are already in the moving group, you don't need to message)

Dark skin Porcelain Cockerel and Naked Neck Mille Fleur Satin Pullet (carries lavender) will produce BOTH porcelain and mille fleur offspring, both naked neck and standard! (Presence of feathering gene possible but not guaranteed.)

Auction is not happening on this page. If you are not already added, please, message me directly (if you just comment on this post, I may not see it in time). Auction goes from 7PM-9PM EASTERN Time (with final cutoff no later than 9:20).

Remember, I am moving and may not be able to take any of my chickens with me....so, if you have been wanting birds from me, this is it! (No pressure! 😉 😆)

Thanks for your interest and support! Seeing these birds go to a good home means the world to me.

28/10/2023

UPDATE: Auction ended! Congratulations, Danja!

If you have not messaged about participating in this and other upcoming auctions before I move and stop breeding, hurry up! The best pairs are going first. You don’t want to miss them.

This pair includes the very first “finished” mille fleur Satin pullet I’ve ever offered and a porcelain Satin cockerel - the newest Silkie/Satin color and most difficult color to master.

The auction is NOT happening here. This post is NOT the auction. If you want to participate in the auction you must message to be added and participate. The auction goes from 7:00 PM (Eastern) to approximately 9PM. Please, message with enough time for me to see your message and add you. Thanks!

26/10/2023

It's time! This is the first "finished" mille fleur Satin pullet I have ever offered. Dark skin all over, five toes, beautiful wings, round tail, ample cushion, crest, ans beard, nice little comb and wattles, brown eyes, blue ears, lovely heart shaped type, and her pattern is coming in wonderfully!

She and an appropriately paired porcelain Satin rooster will be available this Saturday in my moving group. If you would like to participate, please, message me directly to be added to the group. (If you only comment and do not send a private message, you may be missed).

Thank you!

23/10/2023

Just started a private group for posting birds that will be available before I move. Message for link to join. 😊

17/10/2023

Running behind on auction stuff.....still sorting and getting photos.

Thank you for your interest and patience. I will get back to each of you as soon as all photos are taken and auction details are set.

11/10/2023

Bachelorette #1: Porcelain Project Hen

The ideal mate for Bachelor #1 (dark skin mille fleur).

Auction will be next week. Please, message to participate. (No sales happen directly on this page.)

NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT A MATE. No single females will be available unless and until there are no suitable mates left to go with them. This is going to be a busy time. For my own sanity, I WILL NOT RESPOND to inquiries for only females without males. Going to be very strict on that. Thank you for understanding.

11/10/2023

Okay! Who's ready for auctions?!?!

For those who don't already know, I am moving across the country and don't know if or how many birds I can take with me. This is me "cashing out" of the project (maybe forever.) So, don't sleep on these birds! They are the best I have ever produced in ten years doing this project and you will not have a better opportunity to get them. This is it.

Starting with the oldest grow outs of this generation, I will make breeding pairs available first and go from there until there are no suitable pairs left. NO SINGLE FEMALES unless and until there are no suitable mates left to go with them

Word to the wise, and I cannot stress this enough, INVEST IN GOOD BOYS! They are the very best return on your investment! Cannot stress that enough. One good boy can launch a whole project zwhether just starting out or way into the project already - into the stratosphere. Especially the dark skin boys (full pattern)! They are gold! And they are reeeeeally difficult to accomplish on your own.

*No sales directly on this page. You must message to be added to the live auction.

Thank you for your interest and support over the years. You have all been tremendous and sad as it is, it will be my honor to see my beloved birds continue to thrive in your projects!

Check out this video for a preview of Bachelor #1.

More to come! Stay tuned!

21/09/2023

Congratulations, "Walter", the luckiest little rooster alive! He went straight from the chicken yard and out into the world, all diapered up and ready for love, giving and receiving in infinite supply! Not only did he get to tour around town with his new family before heading home to Illinois, he got his first taste of therapy chickening right away. Just look at him doing his thing! He's a pro already!

Thank you for the gift you have given him and me knowing he will be as loved by you in his new life as he has been by me.

18/09/2023

Got a couple of little fellas left for curbside pickup in Grand Rapids, Michigan. That will be about it for straight sales until my final auctions before I move.

*No girls available until boys are sold and no solo girls at all unless there are no boys to go with them.

16/09/2023

Curbside pickup, anyone? 😆

Getting ready to send a few of these sweeties off to their new homes! Precious babies; I sure will miss them!

13/09/2023

MOVING: Come and get birds from me while you still can.

Early sales of cockerels will be pickup only at a flat price. Any females and birds that will be available for shipping will be auctioned later on. Seven cockerels are ready for pickup in Grand Rapids, Michigan right now. Even if you don't live close, making the trip for a group of cockerels, keeping the best for yourself and selling the others (especially if you can pair them with a suitable mate) would be a great way to recoup your money.

I won't have very many birds to sell and who knows if/when I will be breeding again. So, if you want birds from me, don't miss out.

Thank you to everyone for all of your support and enthusiasm over the years! I look forward to seeing you use these birds to build your lines and continue the work of more than a decade that has gone into my line.

*All of these birds come from a dark skin cockerel and should have the potential to sire dark skinned offspring with a suitable mate. There is a lot of porcelain in my line so, it is likely that some of them also carry that gene. Silkie gene is not guaranteed.

Message directly if seriously interested and definitely able to make the trip.

- Lauren

05/09/2023

Live with my sister, Emily!

04/09/2023

How's this for a glow up!

After being bred as split and siring several clutches if chicks, Jelly Boy headed to his new home in Florida earlier this year on April Fool's Day of all days . Well, wouldn't you know, five months later, that "split" boy is full of flowers! Can you even believe it!

But, here's the kicker, his offspring that I kept, they don't all look full patternes.......yet. Maybe they will take after their dad.....and maybe they won't. And, if they don't, what does that mean? Genetically/for breeding purposes, would Jelly be a split or full pattern mille fleur? It's a head scratcher!

24/07/2023

22/07/2023

Emily here 🤗

In case anyone was trying to figure out who is who and missed the intro video back in June...

Lauren is, of course, the creator of Lauren Taylor chickens, and the chicken lady artist mastermind 😃

I (Emily) am her sister. I live on a farm in Michigan with my four children and husband. I have lots of synchronous hobbies/side hustles that bring me joy. I have a nature preschool here on our farm, run nature camps in the summer, I'm a beekeeper, sell wildflower style bouquets, we have standard chickens and fancy Lauren Taylor chickens. Lauren invited me to join in her project and to come alongside in continuing with breeding these beautiful babies 🐣🙂 Since her and I have teamed up, I will be posting here periodically.

The lovely lady in the middle of this photo is Tami, our wonderful mama ❤️

(Pictured: Lauren, Tami, Emily)

22/07/2023

Emily here 🤗
Came across a beautiful, happy photo from back in 2017 of my sister, Lauren and Esther 🫶

21/07/2023

Emily here! I thought you might enjoy a glimpse of our Chicken Day at nature camp this week 🤗 I wish I could've taken a video of the entire day to share with you! It was wonderful!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=749357213861210&id=100063608134905&mibextid=CDWPTG

19/07/2023

Emily (Lauren's sister) here 🤗 I'm in the middle of my week of hosting Nature Camp on our farm. Today's main idea was CHICKENS! We took our nature walk around the farm, ending in the chicken yard. We all brought crates in with us and read our story of the day right with and to the chickens! Then we painted pictures of chickens, sat under the apple trees with a few chickens at a time, gave them treats, made them salads with the greens from the garden, enjoyed pretend play and learning more about the life cycle of the chicken with hands on life cycle chart and stuffed chickens, chicken sensory table, and a great game!

This was the game that I made up based on Doggy, Doggy, Where's Your Bone, so if you know that game, you'll get the idea 🤗

//Chicken, Chicken, Where’s Your Egg?//
"Chicken, Chicken, where’s your egg? Someone stole it from beneath your leg! Guess who! Maybe you.. Maybe the bunnies... what’ll you do?! Wake up chicken, find your egg!"

Video of our morning group meeting our broody girls 🥰

19/07/2023

Chick lovin' with Lauren

09/07/2023

The cutest "meet cute" you ever did see! The look of love.....

Happy Gotcha Day, Quasi! Big thanks to Julie for giving him the bestest best life he could imagine!

08/07/2023

Love at first sight for Quasi and Julie! How lucky is this guy! Check out the next post for the cutest "meet cute" ever!

19/06/2023

The most wonderful time of night with cooing hens and muttering rooster; peace all around as they amble to bed.

15/06/2023

Good morning, from Emily, Lauren's sister! Introducing the two new juvenile cockerel to their flock 🌥