One of our most popular resources for Small Farm Canada readers is our annual Hatchery Guide featured in our January/February issue.
If you have the time and inclination, purchasing an incubator and fertilized hatching eggs can be another option that can also save you money in the long run.
If you’d like to keep things local this year or are looking for just a few chicks and won’t meet the minimums required by some hatcheries you can reach out to your local agricultural society or feed store for some referrals. You may be surprised to hear about the small farmers operating in your area who sell chicks.
The list below is not exhaustive (please forgive any omissions, if you would like to be included on the list, please send us an email) but should be a good representation of where to find chicks straight from a hatchery in each province. Chicks are also almost always available at feed stores (upon pre-order).
This list should omit any hatcheries that don’t cater to small farms. An internet search may turn up additional locations that don’t have a website (and there are many across Canada).
ALBERTA
Berg's Hatchery
9420 109 St, Westlock, AB T7P 2R4
204-773-2562, customerservice@bergshatchery.com
bergshatchery.com
Bergs Hatchery now serves small flock owners/poultry producers from BC to ON; originally based in Russell, MB, moving operations to Alberta offers you greater variety of top-quality day-old-chicks (broilers, dual purpose, hybrid layers, turkeys and heritage breeds) and occasional ready-to-lay hens. Visit www.bergshatchery.com for breed information and to check availability. Minimum order restrictions apply.
Miller Hatcheries
PO Box 5669, Westlock, AB T7P 2P6
877-344-2442
millerhatcheries.com
Ships day-old chicks - broilers, dual purpose, turkeys, hybrid layers, pheasant, and heritage breeds.Visit www.millerhatcheries.com for breed information and to check availability. Ships across Canada. Minimum order restrictions apply.
Rochester Hatchery
9420 109 St, Westlock, AB T7P 2R4
888-698-3965
rochesterhatchery.com
Ships day-old chicks. Broilers, dual purpose, turkeys, hybrid layers, pheasant, and heritage breeds.Visit www.rochesterhatchery.com for breed information and to check availability. Can ship to most places across Canada. Minimum order restrictions apply.
Spring Valley Poultry
Leaman, AB
780-850-9300, springvalleypoultry@gmail.com
springvalleypoultry.ca
Breeders of heritage, rare and hard to find breeds. Some restrictions. When making contact by phone, please be sure to leave your name, and a phone number along with a detailed message.
Sunexotics Heritage Breed Conservancy
RR 1 Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0
laura@sunexotics.com
sunexotics.com
Small, family-run closed facility. Chicks must be picked up locally (no shipping available); hatching eggs are shipped by air across Canada from May to September.
University of Alberta Heritage Chicks
heritagechickens.ualberta.ca
Pre-orders will open in December for spring 2025. This program is run by the University of Alberta’s Poultry Research Center. Pre-ordered heritage chicks can be picked up at participating Peavey Marts in Alberta. Breeds available: Brown Leghorn, Light Sussex, Plymouth Rock, Random Bred 1978, Rhode Island Red. Visit the website for full program details and to order.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Grade Eh Farms
Delta, BC
gradeehfarms.ca
Breeders of extremely rare breeds of poultry. Will ship chicks or meet for delivery (locally).
June Creek Farm
Lela: 604-809-0594, lela@junecreekfarm.com
junecreekfarm.com
Offering heritage breeds and hybrid breeds of layer chicks. All orders are farm pick-up only, by appointment.
Wild Acres
4686 North Grandview Flats Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B5
250-546-6561
wildacres.ca
Small family-owned breeder farm offering heritage chicken and Indian Runner duck hatching eggs. Available for farm gate pick-up or shipping to BC, YT, AB, SK, and MB. Minimum order: one dozen. Order through our website.
MANITOBA
Breezy Bird Farms
Morris, MB
inquiries@breezybirdfarms.com
breezybirdfarms.com
Woman Owned Sole Proprietorship Breeder of rare heritage quality Poultry, Coturnix quail, Button quail, Peafowl and Heritage Ridley Bronze Turkeys. Ships hatching eggs Canada wide.
Dusky Feathers Waterfowl
Cartwright, MB
204-523-0904, duskyfeatherswaterfowl@gmail.com
www.duskyfeatherswaterfowl.com
We raise heritage ducks including Indian Runners, Saxony, Dutch Hookbill, Cayuga, and Pekin and offer hatching eggs shipped across Canada. Limited numbers of ducklings, and adults are occasionally available.
NEW BRUNSWICK
Grant’s Breeder Farm
2914 Route 124, Kars, NB E5T 2Y1
506-485-2930, grantsbreederfarm@gmail.com
grantsbreederfarm.com
Sells hatching eggs, day-old meat and layer breeds and ready-to-lay pullets. Pullets delivered to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI locations. Order by email or calling.
NOVA SCOTIA
ActiveLife Farm
Londonderry, NS
contact@activelifefarm.ca
activelifefarm.ca
Heritage Breed chicks are available from the farm from March to September each year.
ONTARIO
BB Loft
3199 Gendron Rd, PO Box 132, Hammond, ON
613-487-2649, bbloft@videotron.ca
berniebedard.com
Racing pigeon breeder.
Bonnie’s Chick Hatchery Ltd.
18 Arthur St N, Elmira, ON N3B 1Z7
519-669-2561
Hatches broilers, layers, and dual-purpose chicks as well as turkeys and muscovy ducks. Available within Ontario, please call for more information.
Feathered Acres
7070 Jones Baseline, Fergus, ON N1M 2W4
519-574-9937, info@featheredacres.com
featheredacres.com
Offering goslings and ready-to-lay ducks (March to June). Ducklings & guinea keets (March to October). Eleven different breeds of ducks, four breeds of geese and pearl guinea fowl.
Fox Fire Heritage Farm
1175 Memorial Park Dr, Powassan, ON P0H 1Z0
705-840-8598, foxfireheritagefarm@gmail.com
Canadian Chantecler and Partridge Chantecler. Offering chicks, hens, and fertile eggs. Contact to order chicks, order and arrange pick up or delivery of fertile eggs, or get on the wait-list for hens and pullets.
Frey’s Hatchery
80 Northside Dr, St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0
519-664-2291
freyshatchery.com
Breeds chickens, turkeys, ducks, pheasants and ready-to-lay pullets. Pick up at our location or order and pick up available at select feed stores across Ontario. Check our website for list of Dealers.
Mill Pond Hatchery
555 Pipeline Rd, Grafton, ON K0K 2G0
905-349-3958
millpondhatchery.ca
Hatches chickens, ducklings, turkeys, and pheasants. Custom hatching. No shipping option available. Pick up on-farm or through feed mills in Eastern and Central Ontario.
Northern Feather Farm
Nipissing First Nation, North Bay, ON
705-562-8235
@northernfeatherfarm
Dedicated poultry hatchery specializing in heritage breeds like silkies, Polish, Ameraucana, olive eggers and moss eggers. Dual breeds like Canadian bresse and black copper maran and Beltsville turkeys. Ask about our vaccine program. We ship hatching eggs across Canada. Pick up of day-old chicks available by appointment.
Performance Poultry
RR 1, Carrying Place, ON K0K 1L0
613-968-2508, info@performancepoultry.com
performancepoultry.com
Provides many varieties of day-old fancy and production poultry. Also suppliers of poultry equipment, incubators and books. Please check performancepoultry.com for information on ordering, and availability.
Royal Game Birds Inc
Mailing Address: 786896 Township Rd 6, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Farm Address: 855594 Gobles Rd, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
226-802-1480
All orders are filled on a first come, first booked basis. Orders must be placed prior to hatching as we do not hatch extra birds for last minute orders. To ensure that we can fulfill your needs, contact early spring. Eggs – only available in spring. Day olds – only available in spring.
Red Brick Roost
Tara, ON
redbrickroost@gmail.com
Instagram: @red.brick.roost
www.redbrickroost.com
Small family-owned farm passionate about the preservation of rare heritage poultry. Breeding several pure varieties of chickens as well as focusing on colored egg projects. Offering hatching eggs shipped across Canada or locally. Chicks are available by preorder for local pick up only. Please visit our website for more information.
Royal Game Birds Inc
855594 Gobles Rd, Drumbo, ON N0J 1G0
Andy: 226-802-1480(ordering and bird inquiries)
royalgamebirdsinc@hotmail.com
royalgamebirds.com
All orders are filled on a first come, first booked basis. Orders must be placed prior to hatching as we do not hatch extra birds for last minute orders. To ensure that we can fulfill your needs, contact early spring. Eggs – only available in spring. Day olds – only available in spring.
Uplands Pheasantry
6282 Fleming Rd, Camlachie, ON N0N 1E0
519-542-4173
uplands-pheasantry.ca/contact
Pricing depends on the amount and type of eggs for the custom pheasant hatching program.
SASKATCHEWAN
Anstey Hatchery
2717 Cleveland Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R2
306-242-1033
ansteyhatchery.ca
Ships day-old chicks - broilers, dual purpose, turkeys, hybrid layers, pheasant, and heritage breeds. Visit www.ansteyhatchery.ca for breed information and to check availability. Ships across Canada. Minimum order restrictions apply.