Waltz's Ark Ranch DOES NOT ship day-old chicks!
We ship chicks that are 1 to 3 weeks old, depending upon breed, as we have found they handle the rigors inflicted by the shipping process from our rural area much better than day-olds, especially the sensitive rare breeds. This age also enables us to sort out any weak and/or obviously inferior chicks prior to shipment to better assist the survival rate and of course increase your satisfaction (for example, you will NOT receive crooked toes or deformed beaks on any chick!) Weak chicks never go into a shipping box! ALL chicks are raised on organic feed/supplements!
Shipments of chicks are Straight Run Only, that means no guessing as to what sex they may be - you get what hatches. If you want sexed birds, outside of our upcoming Cream Legbars (2021) which can be sexed at hatch, you will need to order sexed juveniles. If ordering a variety of breeds/varieties, each chick will be marked with colored rubber leg bands (see bottom of page for how to get your own!) so that you can easily discern which breed/breeding pen is which. If ordering one breed, chicks will be marked that are from different breeding groups/lines. Every chick leaves here with bands - so please don't just remove them when they arrive with no way of marking them! Many customers have done just that, and have regretted never knowing which birds are related/not related to which!
Red Sussex - $15.00 each - chicks from 3 unrelated lines - limit 10 per order
Buff Sussex - $15.00 each - chicks from 2 unrelated lines - limit 10 per order
Speckled Sussex - $15.00 each - chicks from 3 unrelated lines - limit 10 per order
Coronation Sussex - $15.00 each - chicks available from 4 different lines, choose from Australian, Canadian, American, European lines, or a mix - limit 10 per order
Silver Sussex - $15.00 each - chicks available from 3 separate family lines - limit 10 per order
Swedish Flower Hen - $15.00 each - chicks available from 3 unrelated imports and several developed family lines - limit 10 per order
Breda - $15.00 each - limit 8 per order - chicks available from several unrelated imports
Breda - Cuckoo variety - $15.00 each - limit 8 per order - chicks available from two unrelated imports - you won't get all males!!!!
Isbar - $15.00 each - limit 12 per order - chicks available from 2 unrelated imports, as well as from 4 developed family lines
Augsburger - $20.00 each - limit 8 per order - progeny from the original imports and their immediate family members
Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) - $20.00 each - limit 8 per order
IXWORTH!! fabulous dual purpose breed! Wonderful Layers!!! - $20.00 each - limit 8 per order
Rare Chick Assortment - very popular!! - click here for more info - $125.00
Cream Legbar (page coming soon) - females 20.00, males 12.00 - limit 12 total per order
Midget White heritage turkeys (page coming soon) - poults 15.00 each, straight run, minimum 6, limit 10 per order
Prices do not include shipping, which depends the weight of your order, the size of new biosecure
shipping box needed for each shipment, and your zip code, - PLEASE NOTE that the above prices are for CHICKS, not juveniles or young adults or mature birds!!
If you are wishing to purchase more of a quantity of a breed that has limits, please talk to us about it, we may be able to accommodate your request,
depending upon availability and number of standing reservations.
With the incredible nonsense going on with the United States Postal Service, I am not sure if/when juveniles can be safely shipped for spring 2021. I do know that the pricing for the heavier shipments will be quite a bit more than most of us are used to paying. I will await the input of my local postmaster as to when he feels it will be safe to attempt shipment of older birds and post what is available at that time. Hang in there and think positive thoughts!
Size of bird(s) and quantity will determine the size of bio-secure shipping container that will be required for your purchase, and the cost of that Approved
Legal container will
be included on your final invoice. The weight of your order along with your zip code determines the shipping costs via USPS - we have no control over their
shipping rates! Lately these rates have been changing literally weekly, for reasons known only to them, so please expect
variations in shipping costs, even if you order birds at different times.
See Shipping Information Below prior to ordering!
Reservations for chicks are filled in the order received (if the eggs are available) - even if we are not hatching or shipping due to heat/cold/molt or out of season or at current sold out status, please place your order
to gain a place on the reservation list! If a breed is sold out that you are wishing for, please put in your reservation for the following year to get your chicks faster next year!
No orders for single chicks of any breed/variety will be allowed! Minimum of 3 per breed/variety required!Juveniles
SHIPPING INFORMATION
PLEASE CHECK YOUR STATE AND LOCAL LIVE BIRD SHIPPING REGULATIONS BEFORE YOU PLACE AN ORDER!
We ship only to the contiguous 48 states (not to Alaska or Hawaii or Puerto Rico or Canada or Mexico or anywhere else - Just the Lower 48 United States!) We will NOT be held responsible for chicks/birds that are undeliverable due to your state and/or local post office
regulations. Also please pay attention to any Avian Influenza outbreaks in 2020, as local/state regulations when those occur can affect your shipment.
All birds are shipped with a snack geared to the age of the birds and the distance they must travel. They are very well fed and pampered prior to going
into their travel container, as all birds receive special feeding the week before they are shipped, including extra vitamins, electrolytes, extra proteins and
fresh nutritious treats. They go into their shipping containers with a full crop, a happy heart, and health galore!
regularly tested by the State of Colorado for Avian InfluenzaWe ONLY accept PayPal for deposits and payments
Please contact us prior to making any PayPal payment!
We reserve the right to refuse any sale. We reserve the right to change the price of chicks and/or juvenile/adult birds through
the year
(although any confirmed reservation will be filled honoring the price at the time of the reservation) as circumstances warrant (ie the continued
increases in feed and electric costs!). We reserve the right to limit the number of
chicks/birds per order as necessary to preserve the quality of the rare breeds/varieties we send to you.
Contact Waltz's Ark Ranch to directly place your orders or ask questions HERE (but please read the Sales Terms and How To Order pages first to see if your questions are already answered there!):
admin@naturalark.com
We answer every email we receive! Emails are answered daily, excluding weekends and holidays. We do live rurally, so sometimes our internet connections
are not the best, and not all emails reach us and sometimes not all emails actually go out, despite our best efforts and spending too much money on methods to "improve" our connections. If you haven't received an answer, PLEASE check your Spam/Junk folders to see if it is there, usually that's where it lands for most customers that overly manage their inboxes. If not there, then please do re-send your information!!!
Have you been searching for an easy way to mark your chicks as they hatch? Zip ties are a pain to put on wee freshly hatched chicks, to say the least! We found someone selling
a product that has solved our issues with baby identification - rubber leg bands that come in several sizes and 6 bright colors. What a life saver! We switch to colored zip ties
when the chicks outgrow the largest rubber band size. Please Contact Sheryl Allred
for more information at sallred2@yahoo.com - Happy Hatching!
THE best bird guardian ever! She is Head Bird Guardian Trainer and takes her job VERY seriously!