Our Commitment: With our Black Bresse chicks or American Black Bresse chicks, we aim to produce similar size and standards to that of the White Bresse. Our goal is for 7 pound roosters and 5.5 pound hens which balances their size and keeps a full basket of eggs as well. We strive to retain the black feathers (no leakage), white ear lobes, red full combs and blue steel legs they are known for. We are one of very few farms lucky to be a home for Black Bresse. We aim to produce consistent size with every chick that is produced so you have a foundation for your self-sustaining flock. This means buying quality birds one or two times from us, so you have a solid foundation flock to grow with. Our black flock does show the silver gene which shows as penciling or the 'grey bresse' prized in France. We are working to reduce and eliminate this gene pool.
- 250 eggs per year
- Creme colored eggs
- Straight run, day old chicks
- 5.5-7 lbs adult
- Low as $14.90 per chick
Limited quantities available for 2023 as we work on growing their size.
We also offer Black Bresse hatching eggs and juveniles, adults and breeding pairs.
Black Bresse Chickens are considered the worlds most delicious chicken. Bresse or American Bresse will lay 250 creme colored eggs per year. Bresse are heat and cold tolerant which makes them a contender for the best homestead chicken. Bresse chickens have black feathers, red combs and blue steel legs. Roosters are typically 7 pounds and hens weigh in at 5.5 pounds. There truly is no difference in this American Bresse other than color. Our current sizes we are seeing about half pound short of our goal.
This chick may come leg banded for easy identification. Remove leg band within 7 days.
Why do chickens go to the beach?
To collect their EGG-shells
FAQs - Baby Chicks
We offer both sexed and unsexed ("straight run") chicks. Unsexed chicks have a 50/50 chance of being male or female. Since it takes 6 months for chicks to start laying eggs, we recommend ordering extra to ensure you'll have enough laying hens once they're grown and laying eggs. We also sell birds of various ages, including juveniles, adults, laying hens, pullets, and roosters. View our available breeds here ... For custom orders, please contact us.
No, we do not vaccinate our flock or baby chicks. We constantly monitor this with our poultry vet to ensure our birds are healthy and robust. We are tested yearly for disease as NPIP participants and customers can be confident that they are receiving healthy, happy chicks from our farms.
Did you know?... They don't crow till about 12 weeks at the absolute earliest, most later than that.
Couple options for roosters...
1. Use him for food for the family, maybe you have a hunter in the family that could help. Often there are families that will buy or take the rooster for meat for their family.
2. Once hes older than four months old, Pratt's Pets (Glendale location) will purchase them from you for $10 per. If they're younger than four months, the Stock Shop will accept them if they have space.
3. You could also post them in the Arizona Backyard Chicken group on Facebook to rehome him. Just have to be VERY careful with your wording. Rehome, sale and wording like that is not allowed by FB.
4. Another app called MeWe you can rehome/sell there in the Arizona Backyard Chicken group but not nearly as many people in the group.
To join the group on MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/arizonabackyardchickens2
Definitely options out there. Hope this gives you some ideas. 👍😁🍻
Our available chicks and eggs are always updated on our website. You can find the next available chicks here or contact us to curate a flock with you.
Due to our locations of our farms we are generally able to provide chicks and hatching eggs year around.
We offer local pick up for grown hens, see options available for local pick up.
All of our baby chicks, ducks, geese and other products will be shipped to you.
Our baby chicks and breeders are at our Texas farm and will require to be shipped.
Though the journey may be different than a local pickup, our proven shipping process ensures your chicks arrive just as healthy and vibrant.
We also stand behind our practices by pioneering an industry first... protection for your chicks and investment in us with our guarantees including:
- 48-hour live chick guarantee upon arrival115% store credit for any losses (yes, we give you MORE than you paid!) OR
- 100% refund to your original payment method for any losses*See policies for further details
The good news is and has always been, no matter where we personally reside with our birds, our goal is to support and provide access to poultry.
That is why we breed for heat tolerance among many other decisions we tailor toward the Arizona community and hot weather locations because 95% of our birds support families in Arizona and hot weather states.
Customer Guarantee & Policies
Choose your policy type below
115% Store Credit
Get 115% store credit for chick or quail losses or order total. Valid for 1 year on any website purchase (supplements, equipment, chicks, or quail).
Flexible Scheduling
Need a different delivery date? We'll reschedule your order for a time that works better for you.
Cancellations & Transit Loss
• Cancel for full refund minus $20 fee
• Transit losses: 100% prorated credit per bird with photo proof
*No cancellations within 7 days of shipping
*No photos = automatic store credit
Store Credit
Store credit may be available in select situations. Valid for 1 year on any website purchase (excluding quail).
Scheduling
Pickup and delivery times must be scheduled in advance. Contact us for availability.
Sales Policy
• All sales are final
• No refunds available
• Does not apply to quail
*Applies to: Hens, Roosters, Juveniles, Adults & Breeder Groups
Returns & Exchanges
Contact us about return eligibility for supplements and equipment. Some items may be eligible for exchange or store credit.
Order Changes
Orders can be modified or cancelled before shipping. $20 cancellation fee applies to all cancelled orders.
Shipping Policy
• Standard shipping available for all products
• Express shipping available for select items
*Some restrictions apply to hazardous materials
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Let customers speak for us
Happy and Healthy White Leghorn Chicks!
Thank you for the wonderful service. Our white leghorn chicks were received happy and healthy and active. They arrived in CA one day after shipment and were safely packaged. We gave food, water, and heat immediately and 1.5 weeks later, they are super active, always hungry, and trying out their sprouting wing feathers. They're also doing great with our other chick breeds of similar ages. Thank you!!! Your service when I made an initial order error was much appreciated.
Teina Tahauri
White Leghorn Chicks
Hemp bedding vs straw: hemp wins
Between straw or hemp bedding, we find hemp to be the best. First of all, it’s tidier than straw. Since we have a small area for our coop, that is a nice thing. For the chickens it’s a nice thing, I’d imagine, as the claims that hemp helps controls odor must be true, as there just isn’t any to speak of! The 33lb bale of hemp bedding is conveniently delivered to our door.
Recommend!
Carol Cavena
33lb Bale - Hemp Bedding
I always have good experiences with Az Chickens. We buy Bresse chickens and quail chicks. We have averaged only one death per shipment, otherwise
they arrive healthy. We will continue to use Az Chickens to resupply our flock.
Rick Feller
White Bresse Chicks (unsexed)