Feather Acres
Specializing in Rare Breed Poultry Preservation
We are so proud! We just got back from the Central Coast Feather Fanciers APA show in Paso Robles and had 2 birds on Champion Row! A 6 month old Standard black Cochin pullet and a beautiful Buff Orpington Cockerel.
We are looking forward to the upcoming shows in 2008:
Fresno, CA - February
Bakersfield, CA - March
Paso Robles, CA - October
Bakersfield, CA - November
Please stop by and say "hi" if you will be attending any of these!
We are always updating with new pictures and information, so please be sure to check back often!
Located in California's Central Valley
Most of our birds are listed on The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy list (link below) as either:
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Please visit their Conservation Priority List to see which breeds are in need of our help to safely continue into the next century.
Picture of the year! Imagine my shock when I opened the incubator and found THIS little silkie baby! His legs were all fluffed out and dry and BOTH sticking out of the shell. He obviously required some assistance! He made it out just fine, but I just HAD to get some pictures or I knew nobody would even believe me!
The happy ending! ( I think he's the one on the bottom)
Our Birds by Breed:
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See What's Available (updated
March 4, 2008)
See awards our birds and birds from our stock
have won!
Our Story
We are 3 friends working together to preserve rare breeds of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. We are not a hatchery. We are small time breeders of top quality birds. It is our hope to be able to offer a nice selection of high quality birds and eggs to others. By working together we are able to devote more attention to the individual breeds we each are drawn to most. From there we can selectively breed and raise the best birds that we can to help the gene pool for future generations.
Feather Acres started with me (Caitlyn) and my love of birds and the desire to help in some way these beautiful breeds that were rare and in need of conservation. Then along came Ron. I have known Ron since I was a little girl. When the waterfowl just got to be too much for me to care for the way I thought was best for them, Ron stepped in and took over. Most of the waterfowl is kept at his place and he takes such wonderful care of them making sure they have fresh clean water daily (although it only stays that way for about an hour if you know ducks!), are locked up securely at night and cares for their hatching eggs before they are shipped. He also raises a small amount each year to keep our flocks going. Please see our individual pages for pictures and info about each farm.
Next came Yvette! As usual, I became overwhelmed with the amount of work it takes to keep the birds cared for and happy and run the business. Yvette stepped in and helped with a few of the chicken breeds and expressed interest in raising some turkeys and waterfowl herself. She, along with her son Chad have added the third farm to our operation. Not only will they be raising and showing top quality birds, Yvette is also the local poultry leader helping to expose youngsters to the fun of raising and showing their birds.
I keep the website running and updated, answer emails and handle most transactions. All of the birds now reside at Ron and Yvette's. My family moved into a neighborhood, so no birds allowed. I do keep the incubator here and hatch most our babies. That's how I get my FIX! I also do all of our egg shipping from here.
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Poultry Help |
Other Points of Interest |
| My Visit to John's Place - Ocelated Turkeys! | |
| Caitlyn's Old Bird Barn | |
| Mr.T | |
| Popsicle's Story | |
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Mr. T - Our Bronze Breasted Turkey doing what he DID best.
Click on
Mr. T to see pictures of when he went to school!
Proud member of:
The American Poultry Association
Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities
Greater California Society of Poultry Fanciers
For rare breed information please visit:
The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Please take the time to visit these sites, and consider becoming a member to show your support! They are all great groups, doing great things for poultry!
Please Email me at featheracrescait@yahoo.com
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Managed, Created and Owned by Caitlyn Hemman
Updated March 4, 2008
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