We are almost ready to take your orders for this year's flock!
While online ordering is not currently an option, you can visit your local MB Country Living to place your order. Orders can be taken after the suggested order due date, but orders are filled on a first-ordered, first-serve basis.
- Place your order 4 weeks in advance for day old's.
- Ready-to-lays are available on a first-ordered, first-serve basis.
Please note that ready-to-lays delivery days of the week are subject to change dependent on outside air temperatures and the logistics of arranging deliveries from
Frey's.
Meat Chick orders will require customers to complete a Form 300 (familyfoodgrower.ca) which will be required at time of butchering/processing/. Form 300's are not required for layer chicks or RTL's. There will be a strict 300 meat chick limit applied this year as CFO will no longer be making allowances for chick loss.
Please kindly note that we cannot guarantee any orders until we receive confirmation from Frey's Hatchery. Orders that cannot be fulfilled by Frey's orders will be refunded.
Availability:
We will provide updated bird availability weekly.
Please check back below through the season to stay up to date on available breeds!
As of January 1st, 2025
EXPLORE OUR POULTRY SELECTION!
Getting Started
Everything you need to help your flock with a healthy start. Waterers, feeders, lamps, brooding plates, we have you covered!
Breed Information
Depending on your harvest requirements, space and preference, we have a breed the breed for you!
Layers, Meat Breeds, or Specialty we have the right bird for your flock!
Feeds and Treats
With the right feed and nutritional care, your birds will continue to grow and produce! From a balance lay pellet to treats for your new ladies.
All Ready-to-Lay are beak treated at day old to help prevent picking and egg breakage. Beak treatment still allows the hens to “scratch” feed or range. Pullets will have been on 12 hours of light per day when you receive them. Increase ½ to 1 hour per week (in the morning) until you reach 16 hours of light per day. Total hours of light per day and proper nutrition (no scratch or “green scraps”) will bring the pullets into lay. Greens and scratch may be given at a later age, however, if birds have access to these feed sources we recommend a vitamin supplement in the water to prevent a nutritional deficiency. As well, if you plan to allow your pullets access to the outdoors, consider putting a “wormer” medication in the water (1 or 2 application days – available from your feed supplier).
New and used crates are available for purchase.
WE DO NOT RENT OR LEND CRATES.
Green crates are an exclusive colour to Frey’s Hatchery and are NOT SOLD under any circumstances. Frey’s Hatchery cannot allow any of our crates to be used for any other purpose than our Ready-to-Lay deliveries.
Proper Handling Procedures to Prevent Contamination:
Please be aware that all poultry, even chicks, are livestock and should be treated as such. Proper handling procedures will reduce or eliminate the chance of bacterial contamination. A human hand can have hundreds of species and millions of individual bacteria on it, as can poultry.
Wash your hands with soap and water after handling poultry or any equipment that comes in contact with poultry.
Frey’s Guarantee: We guarantee 100% live arrival of the quantity ordered. Extras may be included in your order. Orders are accepted subject to conditions incidental to the hatchery business. Our responsibility for loss or damage arising out of incorrect shipment of breeds, sex or numbers, delay or failure of shipment or any other cause is limited to the original price paid. Frey’s Hatchery Ltd. operates under Federal and Provincial government regulations in regards to the operation of a licensed hatchery, animal husbandry practices, and disease control standards. It is understood and agreed that no representation or warranty as to livability, production, freedom from disease, fitness for use, or otherwise, is made by Frey’s Hatchery Ltd.