Description
Orpingtons originated in the 1850s by poultry breeder William Cook. He was a leader in the poultry world at that time, he owned a store and sold poultry products and he wrote two books on keeping poultry, “The Poultry Journal” and “The Poultry Keeper’s Account Book. In addition, he held public forums and spoke on chickens to share his knowledge about poultry. The breed’s name came from the village that Cook lived in, known as Orpington, in Kent, England. Cook bred the first black orpington as a new breed and introduced them in 1886 at Chrystal Palace Poultry show, a very prominent poultry show in the 1800s.
Our English BBS Orpingtons are beautiful robust birds, yet so calm and gentle, rarely fuss when picked or moved. Our breeding pen is a pen that will hatch blue, black and splash colors. There will likely be more blue and spalsh chicks vs black chicks. We have no control over the quantity of a specific color that will hatch and will ship accordingly.
Chicks are shipped straight run, day old, minimum order for shipping is quantity of 10. USPS Priority Express shipping (1-2 day ship time) includes insurance, grogel* and heat pack is $65.00
For Pick-Up at Farm email admin@tarboxhollowpoultry.com
Chicks can be ordered in any combination of breeds as long as minimum of 10 is met for shipping.
We can ship a total of 22 chicks per box any combination of breeds. If the total chicks ordered is between 23 and 44 chicks, a second chick shipping charge of $65 will be applied and the order will be shipped in two separate boxes.
To save on shipping we can ship in a single large box for $25 additional, example total order is 44 chicks, can be shipped in one large box with savings of $40. Total shipping cost for large box would be $65+$25= $90
To request a large shipping box for your order please email your request to admin@tarboxhollowpoultry.com
All chick orders are shipped USPS Priority Mail Express, ship time 1-2 days. Included with shipping Grogel*, Heat Pack and Insurance .
For Pick-Up at Farm email admin@tarboxhollowpoultry.com to have shipping costs removed.
We Ship Continental USA Only
We ship all 48 continental states, sorry we are not shipping chicks to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or Internationally.
Please Contact us if you have any questions at email admin@tarboxhollowpoultry.com
*Grogel is a nourishment designed for young chicks, it is tiny beads of nutrients and water.
Order Placement
Orders are planned to start shipping in April, unless March is warmer. Once the order is placed your order will be confirmed with an estimated ship date and you will be notified again in week before your chicks ship by email. We ship chicks on Mondays or Tuesday.
We are not a commercial hatchery we are a small flock farm breeding for quality not quantity and fill orders by order queue. Some breeds may have a wait time.
We are not a commercial hatchery we are a 
small flock farm and ship by order queue
Please email us for more information
email admin@tarboxhollowpoultry.com
Thank you!
TarBox Hollow Poultry
NPIP & Avian Influenza Free
*Grogel is tiny beads of water filled with nutrients.
Placed first at Nebraska Poultry Association Show Nov 2022
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