Ready to Lay Pullets
Location: Hughesville, PA
We previously sold Ready to Lay Pullets (aka started pullets) under our Badger’s Millside Farm brand in north-central Pennsylvania. To streamline our business, our pullet sales now go through The Bird Nerd (Badger’s LLC). We’re still the same people offering the same services. We offer pickup of live point of lay pullets from our Hughesville, PA location. We do not ship via USPS, but we do offer delivery for some orders.
Skip the Growout
We specialize in prolific egg laying sexlink genetics with full beak (untrimmed) pullets that were fed a Project NON-GMO certified feed. That’s a mouthful. It basically means, our first priority is to distribute a bird that aligns with the needs of pastured poultry farms. We typically provide started pullets for farms and backyard flocks ranging from six pullets to thousands of pullets.
Pullets are 16-17 weeks at time of pickup or delivery. Pullets typically lay their first egg between at 19 to 20 weeks of age, but age varies based on many factors (feed, time of year, etc).
Occasionally, we also raise and sell specialty pullets (e.g., easter eggers) and custom batches.
How to Work with Us
- Order Pullets based on our flock availability.
- Pay a deposit.
- Pick up birds in Hughesville on the date specified.
We’ve anticipated many of your questions in our FAQ page, and provide a lot of helpful tips in our Pullet Handbook (coming soon).
The Bird Nerd Difference
- We reduce handling and stress (re-crating and catching) by hauling our own pullets and coordinating pickup times.
- We offer delivery services for preapproved orders.
- We understand the demands of direct-marketing pastured poultry farmers, and strive to source started pullets that meet those needs.
- We possess the knowledge to help you care for your pullets and troubleshoot issues, if they arise.
Resources
Whether this is your first flock or your 100th flock, livestock husbandry is an ongoing skill that needs to be continually cultivated. We constantly learn and improve – sometimes the hard way through failure. We believe strongly that part of our ready to lay pullet mission is to help you raise your birds in the best way possible.
So enjoy these featured resources.
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