Mission

Our primary mission is the preservation of rare poultry breeds. It is very difficult to find the time and resources to do this, let alone excellent quality stock to use as breeders. Some breeds are rare because they are not very hardy or because they are poor layers. Please keep this in mind when ordering rare breed eggs. You may have to wait a week or two--or sometimes six months until they lay again.

How to Order

If you want a particular breed, you will need to send in your order and wait your turn in line. We will continue to take orders only through our website or through regular mail. I have no intention of taking orders over the phone. Patience here is the key.

If you have questions you may contact me by e-mail at the following address:  

heather@rarefeathers.com  

All orders must be received pre-paid by regular mail with payment included with the order or through our web store checkout. I only accept checks and money orders through the mail. I am not set up to process credit cards other than through the web store (which uses PayPal). You may print out the appropriate order form directly from this website, fill it out and then send it in by regular mail. Your order is not booked until we receive it (together with payment) in our mailbox by regular mail and your check clears my bank (usually 7-10 business days).

Patience

Please remember I am not a 24-hour fast food place where you can order and expect service immediately!  I am doing this as a hobby and I work as fast and efficiently as the time allows. I do have a 40+ hour per week "real job."  I cannot guarantee specific availability dates, as I cannot guarantee the laying rate of each of the many breeds that I have. I will get to each and every person that places an order - in the order the date that I receive that order through the web store.

If you are impatient and absolutely have to have something by a certain date, please do us both a favor and order from somewhere else! I realize the above statement seems cold and harsh, but I am simply not able to deal with creating eggs at the spur of the moment. We are at the mercy of the birds and the weather, so there isn't anything that we can do to change that!

Office Hours

My "office" e-mail is available 24 hours a day. Please allow 2-3 business days for a response.

Visitor Policy

We are not set up for drop in visits and really cannot accommodate them. With the recent Newcastle and Avian Influenza precautions we are no longer allowing any visits. We are doing our best to try to promote good bio-security.

Picking Up Hatching Eggs Or Birds
After reading the above statement about our Vistor Policy, please realize if you order young birds or adult birds from me & you live in the area we will have to meet somewhere to do the "exchange," however I do require pre-payment to "hold" a bird for you until you're able to pick it up & NO REFUNDS will be given for ANY reason if I am holding a bird for you and you change your mind. A 50% down-payment is required for me to hold a bird for you.

 I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason