Shades of Joy Homestead

Shades of Joy Homestead Family owned, raising chickens, turkeys, and geese in the SW Michigan area.

I have slowly been preparing my heart to sell the rest of my birds. I’m down to just my very favorites now, so that make...
05/30/2026

I have slowly been preparing my heart to sell the rest of my birds. I’m down to just my very favorites now, so that makes this ten times harder. 😢

I will consider all reasonable offers.

I have a small chocolate/paint project pen of silkies. Elvis, my sweetest paint rooster is in that flock, along with a stunning chocolate boy and a couple chocolate hens. These silkies are all from highly respected breeders in Michigan.
$3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for all

I have a small flock of Jubilee Orpingtons. Some of the prettiest birds I’ve ever seen. One boy and 3 girls.
$1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for all

I have my heritage turkey flock. Friendly, bonded beauties of various color varieties. They’d love somewhere they can free range with supervision, so they can steal wild berries off your bushes and keep your lawn picked free of bugs. 2 boys, 3 girls.
$3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for all

And then there’s my big, mixed laying flock. Within this flock is my pure Ayam Cemani pair. This rooster is the head honcho of the entire flock. He has looked after them all with intense dedication for years now, with the help of Napoleon, a little bantam fella. Ruby, the Ayam hen, is a watchful and protective mother. She will raise ANYONE’s babies, and has taken on orphaned chicks with love and care like no other. This flock has a mixture of hen breeds, and provides a steady supply of colorful eggs. There are some bantam breed hens amidst the flock as well. Your counter or egg stand (or your incubators!) will be overflowing! Approx 20-25 laying hens + 2 roosters.
$5️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for all

I will also have multiple coops/pens and all their equipment available.

I am in no hurry. I want to be certain that each of these flocks finds their perfect placement.

▶️They were not cheap birds so they are not free birds.◀️

I will not be separating the flocks. They will be sold as they’re listed above, in their respective groups.

It is my intent to move out of state in the next year or so, and I need to empty that area on my property in preparation. I will not be taking any birds with me.

Please only message if you are serious, and you’ve ALREADY talked to your significant other.

Flock of heritage turkeys available 🦃 2 Toms, 3 Hens.Blue slate, heritage bronze, and wild type color variations (white ...
04/28/2026

Flock of heritage turkeys available 🦃
2 Toms, 3 Hens.
Blue slate, heritage bronze, and wild type color variations (white hen pictured is not in this flock anymore).

Must go as a group. Females are actively laying. We can send eggs with them for you to hatch as well.

3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣/all
Located in Allegan.

I have three beautiful silkie boys from reputable Michigan breeder lines that need new flocks asap. We have had really b...
02/08/2026

I have three beautiful silkie boys from reputable Michigan breeder lines that need new flocks asap. We have had really bad luck with bird pens this winter- one was hit by a door dash driver, another collapsed from snow, and now the door has snapped on the pen we had these guys in. I have nowhere else to move them. We are very short on space and needing to downsize birds asap.

Boys available are blue silkie, blue satin frizzle, and dark cuckoo. I do have a couple silkie hens from breeder lines available as well.

Located in Allegan.
NOT 🆓.

Darkest greens we’ve ever had. 😍😅
01/30/2026

Darkest greens we’ve ever had. 😍😅

Those are some dark olives 😳
01/24/2026

Those are some dark olives 😳

DOWNSIZING ASAP!Still have 3 gorgeous silkie boys, 2 silkie hens, and a flock of heritage turkeys looking for new farms!...
01/18/2026

DOWNSIZING ASAP!

Still have 3 gorgeous silkie boys, 2 silkie hens, and a flock of heritage turkeys looking for new farms!

All silkies are from reputable Michigan breeders with true color lines (no mixed pen). I have the blue satin frizzle roo shown in pic, a blue silkie roo, a dark cuckoo roo (split from mauve, so he can produce mauve), and two blue silkie hens.

Turkeys are a bonded flock. I could split 2 of them away from the rest (they were added last year), but the bonded groups must stay together.

All birds are 2 years old or less.

NOT 🆓.

Located in Allegan, MI.

EDIT: Geese are gone! Turkeys and a few silkies are still available.————Due to life changes, I need to downsize my flock...
01/11/2026

EDIT: Geese are gone! Turkeys and a few silkies are still available.
————
Due to life changes, I need to downsize my flock in a really big way.

I have Sebastopol geese (parents + goslings from last July), heritage turkeys, and silkies available (most are BBS pen). Silkies are all from reputable breeder lines (no mixed color genetics or feed store silkies).

Please note that WHERE they go is important to me, and I will not simply sell them to the first person to reach out. Many of these birds are bonded pairs or groups, and their happiness matters to me.

Not 🆓.

Please do your research and talk to your spouse/partner before messaging me. I’ve had my time wasted too many times already. 😕

Stunning half Ayam Cemani, half EE rooster.Hatched here earlier this year. Looking for his own flock now! Located in All...
10/03/2025

Stunning half Ayam Cemani, half EE rooster.
Hatched here earlier this year. Looking for his own flock now!

Located in Allegan.
👉🏼MESSAGE for details.👈🏻

3 Sebastopols and 6 heritage turkeys are on the hunt for new farms before winter! Sebbies are siblings, hatched here thi...
09/18/2025

3 Sebastopols and 6 heritage turkeys are on the hunt for new farms before winter!

Sebbies are siblings, hatched here this summer.

Turkeys are a bonded flock and should stay together. NOT FOR EATING. Proven breeders.

Located in Allegan.
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS (I will not discuss in comments).

Young Ayam Cemani/EE cross roo seeking new flock!Located in Allegan.
09/13/2025

Young Ayam Cemani/EE cross roo seeking new flock!

Located in Allegan.

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Allegan, MI

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