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    Carefully Handled and Expertly Packed

  • Healthy Arrival

    Guaranteed to Arrive Alive and Healthy-or We'll Make it Right

  • Support

    Real Help from People who Care About Your Flock as Much as You Do

  • NPIP Certified

    Certified Disease Free Flocks for Healthy High-Quality Chicks

What Our Customers Are Saying

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★★★★★

You can tell they really care about their chicks and are very proud of their work. The care that was taken in packing up the chicks was very impressive.

Daniel Garcia

★★★★★

They were healthy and well packaged and did very well. My momma hen was happy and did a great job!

Pam Vogel

★★★★★

I wrote to CFH for a follow up question and received a quick and helpful response. What a wonderful business. They are real people (!) who care about what they do.

Kim Quillin

★★★★★

Pickup was a super easy process. The chicken are thriving and are so fun to be around. My Plymouth Rocks have the best personality! Highly recommend this hatchery.

Sarah C

★★★★★

Chesapeake Farm and Hatchery took great care when sending my chicks through the mail. They arrived happy and healthy with hydration gel and a disposable warmer as well as instructions for how to care for the chicks immediately upon arrival.

Christina McCullough

★★★★★

All of our chicks arrived alive and thriving. I’ve been raising chickens for 14 years, and these are genuinely the friendliest chicks I’ve ever received.

Heather Rosa

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