Best Poultry & Livestock for Off-Grid Living — 50 verified

Hatcheries (Murray McMurray, Cackle), heritage breeds, sheep/goat breeders, and livestock auctions for off-grid food production.

50 Resources

  • Murray McMurray Hatchery — Murray McMurray has been supplying day-old chicks, ducks, geese, and turkeys to homesteaders since 1917. With over 150 breeds available including heritage and d
  • Hoover's Hatchery — Hoover's Hatchery is a family-owned hatchery in Iowa offering day-old chicks, ducks, and guinea fowl with minimum order as low as 3 birds. Available through Rur
  • Freedom Ranger Hatchery — Freedom Ranger Hatchery specializes in slow-growing heritage meat chicken breeds ideal for pasture-raised homestead production. Their Freedom Ranger and Red Ran
  • Cackle Hatchery — Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, MO offers over 200 varieties of chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, and game birds at competitive prices with small-order options. Thei
  • Meyer Hatchery — Meyer Hatchery in Polk, OH is known for rare heritage chicken breeds, quality waterfowl, and small-flock options. Their variety selection includes many breeds s
  • Cackle Hatchery — Alabama Orders — Missouri-based hatchery shipping day-old heritage breed chicks, ducks, and turkeys to Alabama homesteaders year-round. Dual-purpose breeds like Rhode Island Red
  • Alaska Grown Chicks — Goose Creek Farm — Mat-Su Valley farm breeding cold-hardy heritage chickens, ducks, and geese suited to Alaska winters. Sells hatching eggs and chicks locally; breeds include Chan
  • Dunton Poultry — Arizona Hatchery — Phoenix-area hatchery supplying heat-tolerant poultry breeds suited to Arizona's desert climate. Carries Egyptian Fayoumis, Leghorns, and Buckeyes alongside mea
  • Murray McMurray Hatchery — CA Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping heritage chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese to California homesteaders. Offers Mediterranean breeds like Ancona and Minorca well-suited
  • Dunton Farms Poultry — CO Hatchery — Front Range Colorado breeder specializing in cold-hardy heritage chickens suited to Colorado's elevation and temperature swings. Breeds include Buckeyes, Wyando
  • Privett Hatchery — CT Orders — New Mexico hatchery shipping cold-tolerant heritage chickens and ducks to Connecticut homesteaders. Offers Buckeyes, Chanteclers, and other breeds suited to New
  • Meyer Hatchery — DE Orders — Ohio hatchery shipping vaccinated day-old heritage chicks to Delaware. Offers dual-purpose breeds like Delaware chickens — a heritage breed developed in the sta
  • Purely Poultry — FL Orders — Wisconsin hatchery shipping heat-tolerant heritage breeds to Florida homesteaders including Egyptian Fayoumis, Leghorns, and Naked Neck chickens that handle Flo
  • Belt Hatchery — Fresno, California hatchery with strong Georgia shipping routes. Carries Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, and production breeds well-suited to Georgia's climate,
  • Hawaii Heritage Farm — Poultry — Big Island farm breeding heat-tolerant heritage chickens suited to Hawaii's tropical climate. Specializes in American Game, Jungle Fowl crosses, and other tropi
  • Dunlap Hatchery — Caldwell, Idaho hatchery in business since 1929 offering heritage and production chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese. One of the Pacific Northwest's largest hat
  • Townline Hatchery — Zeeland, Michigan hatchery shipping heritage chickens, ducks, and geese to Indiana homesteaders. Offers dual-purpose breeds including Barred Rocks, Black Austra
  • Cackle Hatchery — Kansas Shipping — Lebanon, Missouri hatchery shipping to Kansas homesteaders with 200+ breeds. Offers heat and wind-tolerant breeds suited to Kansas plains including Rhode Island
  • Murray McMurray — KY Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping heritage chickens, ducks, and turkeys to Kentucky. Offers Buckeyes, Wyandottes, and Dominiques suited to Kentucky's four-season climate,
  • Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms — Cameron, Texas hatchery serving Louisiana with heat-tolerant heritage breeds including Egyptian Fayoumis, Dominiques, and Leghorns suited to Louisiana's intense
  • Stromberg's Chicks — ME Orders — Minnesota hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Maine homesteaders. Carries Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and other cold-weather breeds ideal for Maine winte
  • Meyer Hatchery — MD Orders — Ohio hatchery shipping vaccinated heritage breed chicks to Maryland homesteaders. Maryland's poultry history runs deep; Meyer carries Delmarva-appropriate breed
  • Murray McMurray — MA Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Massachusetts. Carries Dominiques, Buckeyes, and Chanteclers suited to New England winters, plus Muscovy an
  • Townline Hatchery — Zeeland, Michigan hatchery offering heritage chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese with local pickup or shipping. One of the Midwest's most respected hatcheries p
  • Stromberg's Chicks & Game Birds — Pine River, Minnesota hatchery offering cold-hardy heritage chickens, waterfowl, and game birds. One of the few hatcheries in the upper Midwest breeding birds s
  • Ideal Poultry — MS Orders — Cameron, Texas hatchery supplying heat-tolerant heritage breeds to Mississippi homesteaders. Carries Egyptian Fayoumis, Leghorns, Dominiques, and Naked Necks su
  • Privett Hatchery — MT Orders — New Mexico hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Montana homesteaders. Carries Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and Norwegian Jaerhons suited to Montana's extre
  • Cackle Hatchery — Nebraska — Lebanon, Missouri hatchery serving Nebraska with 200+ heritage chicken, duck, and turkey breeds. Close shipping distance means healthy chick arrivals; popular b
  • Dunton Poultry — NV Orders — Arizona hatchery shipping heat-tolerant heritage breeds to Nevada homesteaders. Egyptian Fayoumis, Leghorns, and Andalusians handle Nevada's desert heat while s
  • Privett Hatchery — NH Orders — New Mexico hatchery shipping cold-tolerant heritage breeds to New Hampshire. Buckeyes, Chanteclers, and Dominiques tolerate New Hampshire's Zone 4-5 winters whi
  • Meyer Hatchery — NJ Orders — Ohio hatchery shipping vaccinated heritage breed chicks to New Jersey. Offers dual-purpose breeds suited to NJ's four seasons including Wyandottes, Barred Rocks
  • Privett Hatchery — Portales, New Mexico hatchery offering 60+ heritage chicken breeds, turkeys, and waterfowl. One of the Southwest's most established hatcheries providing heat-to
  • Murray McMurray — NY Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to New York. Dominiques, Wyandottes, and Buckeyes suited to Upstate NY winters; also carries Muscovy and Swedi
  • Sand Hill Preservation Center — NC Orders — Iowa preservation farm shipping endangered heritage chicken breeds and heirloom sweet potato slips to North Carolina. Carries Dominiques, Delawares, and other r
  • Stromberg's Chicks — ND Orders — Minnesota hatchery shipping ultra-cold-hardy heritage breeds to North Dakota. Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and Dominiques tolerate North Dakota's extreme winters; als
  • Ideal Poultry — OK Orders — Cameron, Texas hatchery shipping heat-tolerant heritage breeds to Oklahoma. Carries Rhode Island Reds, Dominiques, and Barred Rocks suited to Oklahoma's extreme
  • Ridgefield Hatchery — Washington state hatchery (ships to OR) specializing in cold-tolerant, wet-climate heritage breeds. Carries Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, and Buff Orpingtons
  • Agway Farm Store — PA Poultry — Pennsylvania farm supply chain carrying seasonal chick orders, poultry feed, and heritage breed hatching eggs. Works with regional hatcheries to supply PA homes
  • Murray McMurray — RI Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping heritage breeds to Rhode Island. Carries Rhode Island Reds — the state bird developed in Little Compton, RI — alongside other cold-hardy
  • Sand Hill Preservation Center — SC Orders — Iowa farm shipping endangered heritage breeds to South Carolina. Carries heat-tolerant Dominiques, Naked Necks, and Egyptian Fayoumis suited to SC's hot, humid
  • Stromberg's Chicks — SD Orders — Minnesota hatchery shipping ultra-cold-hardy heritage breeds to South Dakota. Buckeyes, Chanteclers, and Norwegian Jaerhons tolerate SD's Zone 3-4 winters while
  • Murray McMurray — TN Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping dual-purpose heritage breeds to Tennessee. Carries Dominiques, Wyandottes, and Bourbon Red heritage turkeys — named for neighboring Bourb
  • Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms — Cameron, Texas hatchery — one of the largest in the South — offering 100+ heritage chicken breeds, ducks, and turkeys. Texas-hatched birds; heat-tolerant breeds
  • Murray McMurray — UT Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Utah. Carries Wyandottes, Buckeyes, and Australorps suited to Utah's cold winters and dry summers; also shi
  • Murray McMurray — VT Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Vermont. Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and Dominiques tolerate Vermont's Zone 3-5 winters; Muscovy ducks thrive in
  • Murray McMurray — VA Orders — Iowa hatchery shipping heritage breeds to Virginia. Carries Dominiques, Wyandottes, and Buckeyes suited to Virginia's four seasons, plus Bourbon Red turkeys and
  • Ridgefield Hatchery — Ridgefield, Washington hatchery hatching cold-tolerant and rain-adapted heritage breeds for Washington homesteaders. Carries Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, and
  • Meyer Hatchery — WV Orders — Ohio hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to West Virginia mountain homesteads. Carries dual-purpose breeds suited to WV's rugged terrain including Buck
  • Townline Hatchery — WI Orders — Michigan hatchery shipping cold-hardy heritage breeds to Wisconsin. Carries Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and Wyandottes suited to Wisconsin's cold winters; Buff and T
  • Stromberg's Chicks — WY Orders — Minnesota hatchery shipping ultra-cold-hardy heritage breeds to Wyoming. Chanteclers, Buckeyes, and Dominiques tolerate Wyoming's brutal winters and wind; Norwe

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