small-batch homestead poultry

Colorful hatching eggs from a small craft homestead.

Craft Homestead raises specialty chicken breeds on Northeast Florida pasture and timberland — with organic non-GMO feed, daily free-ranging, and careful seasonal hatch windows.

Boutique farm, real care

Built for people who want more than anonymous hatchery stock.

A speckled ceramic crate filled with blue, chocolate, olive and speckled green eggs on an oak table

Hatching Eggs

Colorful dozens from selected craft flocks.

Blue, olive, chocolate, cream, and speckled eggs packed with care for homesteaders building a more beautiful basket.

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Three day-old chicks — lavender, chipmunk-striped and black — cupped in weathered hands

Day-Old Chicks

Small-batch chicks by seasonal hatch window.

Specialty breed chicks raised from thoughtfully selected parent stock and offered by waitlist as availability allows.

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  • Lavender Ameraucana
  • Black Copper Marans
  • Silverudd
  • Olive Egger
  • Hatching eggs
  • Day-old chicks

Selected breeds

Color, character, and small-flock selection.

The breed lineup is designed for beautiful baskets and practical homestead birds — from soft blues to deep chocolate and olive tones.

Lavender Ameraucana hen with soft lavender-gray feathers standing in dewy pasture beside a pale blue eggsoft blue eggs

Lavender Ameraucana

$80 / dozen eggs · $15 chicks

Docile, friendly birds selected for calm temperament and rich blue shells.

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Black Copper Marans hen with copper neck feathers in a straw nest box beside two dark chocolate eggschocolate brown eggs

Black Copper Maran

$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks

Deep color, classic character, and a favorite for colorful egg baskets.

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Blue-gray Silverudd hen foraging at the pasture edge near a speckled mossy green eggmossy green + speckled eggs

Silverudd

$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks

Curious Swedish-origin birds known for green tones and free-range confidence.

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Dark Olive Egger hen in a farmyard beside a wooden crate of olive green eggsolive green eggs

Olive Egger

$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks

A boutique color project with varied shades, depth, and personality.

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Care standards

Raised with careful standards from flock to basket.

Every order starts with healthy flocks, thoughtful handling, and seasonal rhythm — the details that make a small craft homestead different from anonymous hatchery stock.

A mixed flock of heritage hens free-ranging on pasture beside tall pines at sunrise

01 — Pasture & timberland

Every day starts outside.

Our hens free-range across Northeast Florida pasture at the edge of pine timberland — foraging, dust-bathing, and doing what hens do best.

A hand collecting a chocolate-brown egg from a straw nest box beside blue and speckled green eggs

02 — Collected by hand

Gathered every morning, one nest at a time.

Eggs come straight from clean, straw-lined nest boxes into the basket — then get sorted by breed and shell color before they're packed.

A farmhouse table at dawn with a wicker basket and a ceramic crate of multicolored eggs

03 — Color by breed

Color you won't find at a hatchery.

Robin's-egg blue, deep chocolate, olive and speckled moss — every shade comes from breeds chosen for color and calm temperament.

Day-old chicks gathered around a waterer on pine shavings under a warm brooder lamp

04 — Small-batch chicks

Seasonal hatches, raised gently.

Chicks hatch in planned windows and start life in a warm, clean brooder before heading home to the keepers who reserved them.

Pasture-raised birds, colorful eggs, and seasonal hatch windows handled with care.

  • Organic, non-GMO feed
  • Daily free-ranging on pasture
  • Strict biosecurity practices
  • NPIP / AI Clean flock standards

Pricing preview

Simple seasonal pricing, finalized by availability.

Lavender Ameraucana$80 / dozen eggs · $15 chicks
Black Copper Maran$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks
Silverudd$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks
Olive Egger$70 / dozen eggs · $12 chicks

Mixed dozens and special requests are quoted directly. Shipping and pickup details depend on the order window.

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FAQ

The questions buyers need answered first.

How do orders work?

Orders are prepaid and fulfilled first-come, first-served by seasonal availability. Request availability or join the next hatch list, then we will confirm seasonal timing, breed options, and pickup or shipping details directly.

Can people visit the farm?

Farm tours and on-site browsing are limited because biosecurity matters. Pickup and shipping details are coordinated directly.

When do lists open?

Spring interest opens in January and fall interest opens in July, with fulfillment dependent on laying and hatch windows.

Still wondering about something? Send us a note or browse the journal.

Next hatch window

Request availability for hatching eggs or day-old chicks.

Tell us what you are looking for and we will follow up with current breed availability, hatch windows, and order details.

  • Spring interest opens in January
  • Fall interest opens in July
  • Orders are filled first-come, first-served

No payment now — we confirm availability and timing before anything is charged.