Author: Gettim Homestead

Our Flocks

2025 Flock Introductions

The Consortium Silkies and Satins Our Silkie population has increased! In addition to the two paint hens, we’ve added a white and a splash hen, as well as a blue/splash rooster I’ve dubbed “Gandalf”. In total we have 9 wee little birds in that pen. Krakatoa, Mystic and Mamba were the first satin feathered bantams […]

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Chicks For Sale

Attention Lubbock

Gettim Homestead will be in Lubbock on April 15th. If you’d like to order hatching eggs, consumption eggs, or baby chicks, delivery will be FREE on April 15th ONLY. Breeds Currently Available: Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Ayam Cemani, Mixed Color Wyandottes (including BLR), White Crested Polish Bantams and bantams including a pen with Silkie and […]

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Homestead Update 2-29-24

We’ve had a LOT going on this month on the homestead! Baby Chickens! We have been hatching like crazy trying to test fertility and build up our flocks. At the end of January we hatched 3 Polish and 3 Ayam Cemani chicks. I want to say there are 2 Polish roos and 1 AC roo […]

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Our Flocks

Our Flocks – February 2024

Our farm is constantly changing, and our pens seem to be on constant rotation as well. We don’t have a whole lot of breeds, but I’ve gotten pretty attached to those we do have. We are currently working with: Standard: Wyandottes, Olive Eggers, Easter Eggers, Black Copper, White and Splash Marans, Crested Cream Legbar, Leghorn, […]

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The Garden

For those of you wondering when we will have produce, I hate to say it but this year there is no garden after all. We had big plans, got all the seeds, planned the rows, and then the rain came in droves, causing everything with thorns to grow like they were magic beanstalks or something. […]

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Hatching Eggs

Breeds & Prices

*Important Notice: We cannot guarantee any eggs we send to you will hatch. Shipped eggs go through a whole lot of things that can affect the viability, all of which are completely out of our control. Please keep in mind that we do not offer refunds for any reason. If you receive broken eggs, send […]

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