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Vaccinations / True North Heritage Hatchery

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To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate that is the question! In our opinion, the best way to protect our birds from disease is to vaccinate them. There are excellent, non-shedding vaccines now that can be administered to day old chicks. We can’t protect them from everything, but the vaccine we have chosen for the hatchery for 2017 gives them protection from the 2 worst and most common diseases in this area: Marek’s Disease. Let’s talk about Marek’s Disease. We’re breeding for natural resistance - That would be a ...

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Blog / True North Heritage Hatchery

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We have a Jump Start barn, the first one in Canada! This barn rears future layers to be good foragers, trained to roost at night, active, healthy and the correct weight to enhance their egg. Feb 19, 2017. This is the perfect time of year for soup and all the slow cooked dishes that are based on chicken stock. If you are experienced making stock with a stewing hen, be prepared to take things up a notch by using a. Feb 19, 2017. Dec 12, 2016. Production breeding and why you should know more about it. Altho...

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Why Production Bred? / True North Heritage Hatchery

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It's like a Genetic Time Machine. Heritage chickens were once the mainstay of every farm, but now they are fading away. 60 years of careless breeding has nearly wiped them out. They are smaller, slower growing, lay fewer, smaller eggs. Inbreeding depression. Restore the Gene Pool. First we reunite separated fragments of the breed's gene pool. We top it up every year. We grow out hundreds of chicks to find the genetic winners. It starts with the Chick. AA, Britsh Columbia. The MG birds eat a fraction of t...

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Ameraucanas / True North Heritage Hatchery

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Ameraucanas are the exotic looking hens that add a ‘pop’ of blue to your egg basket! The breed was created by American breeders wishing to get those beautiful blue eggs from a more productive and healthy bird than the Araucana. Leghorns and other productive breeds were crossed with Araucanas, and ‘whiskered’ and ‘bearded’ genes were substituted for the problematic ‘tufted’ and ‘rumpless’ traits. Blue's the new black. Here are some common questions we get asked about Ameraucanas. Are they pure bred? Yes, ...

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About / True North Heritage Hatchery

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True North Heritage Hatchery started out as a co-operative effort between 4 old friends. We hadn't known each other long, but we were all really old! Old enough to remember the era before commercial layers and broilers, and before Canada sold out the last of our primary chicken producers to foreign corporations. It doesn't have to be just meat or eggs. We carry a selection of dual purpose chickens that work well for both purposes. It's not about Colours. Modern Breeding, Old school chickens. We're dedica...

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About / True North Heritage Hatchery

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True North Heritage Hatchery started out as a co-operative effort between 4 old friends. We hadn't known each other long, but we were all really old! Old enough to remember the era before commercial layers and broilers, and before Canada sold out the last of our primary chicken producers to foreign corporations. It doesn't have to be just meat or eggs. We carry a selection of dual purpose chickens that work well for both purposes. It's not about Colours. Modern Breeding, Old school chickens. We're dedica...

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Hatching Eggs / True North Heritage Hatchery

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Everything you need to know. You can help protect hatchability by picking your eggs up promptly and resting them for 24 hours at room temperature before setting. Broody hens always incubate at the right temperature and humidity, but incubators can drift or be a little wobbly, so please test them for 3 days in advance of each hatch and be prepared to recalibrate them. Pick ups and Shipping:. If you wish to have the parcel insured, let us know. Insurance compensates you for complete smash-ups, but not ...

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Pekin ducks / True North Heritage Hatchery

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1 utility bird in the world! If you’ve only been thinking of chickens for your meat and eggs you will be surprised to learn that ducks are the world-wide top choice. Pekins grow fast, lay large eggs very well, and there’s no Marketing Board to limit your production! Ducks are great foragers. In many Asian countries ducks are herded to fresh foraging areas each day sort of like chicken tractor rearing, without the tractor! Here are some common questions we get asked about Pekins. No Duck meat is all dark ...

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Barred Rocks / True North Heritage Hatchery

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Several American breeders in the 1850’s took a page from the Sussex playbook and started crossing many varieties of chickens to produce larger, heavier birds that would be more suitable for meat. Dominiques were crossed with large Asiatic birds, selected for size and growth rate, and the Barred Plymouth Rock emerged in the 1860’s. These birds are heavier at a younger age than any other Barred Rocks you can find. What is a ‘Heritage’ Chicken? When I chose to put ‘Heritage’ in the name of the hatchery, I q...