H&H Chic Chalet

10/11/2026

🖤🐣A VERY big (and long 😄) shoutout to HB Marans, and Little Chicken Farms! 🖤🐣

There are moments in breeding when you look at what's in front of you and feel genuinely humbled by the opportunity you've been given. This final hatch of BCM's is one of those moments for me. I've worked for what feels like an eternity, and struggled so tirelessly to be able to finally announce that my BCM Flock is officially CLOSED. I can't believe I finally said it ...

I want to extend the sincerest THANK YOU to HB Marans and Little Chicken Farms for trusting me with the genetics that represent years of dedication, knowledge, patience, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. I know these birds do not happen by accident. It takes countless generations of thoughtful pairings, meticulous selection, difficult decisions, and breeders who've poured so much of themselves into preserving and improving this incredible breed.

And I DO NOT take that lightly for even a second.

I also want to be really clear that my excitement over taking these particular genetics forward does not, in any way, diminish my appreciation for the wonderful breeders who have helped me get to where I am today with my BCM's. Every breeder I have worked with has played a part in building my program, and for that, I will be forever grateful to all of you ❤️

But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I'm just feeling a little extra humbled today after moving my future of a completely closed BCM flock to the brooder. I now have genetics from breeders I consider among the absolute GOATs of Black Copper Marans entering my little village and thats pretty damn special!!

My goal is not to put my name on someone else's hard work. It is to honor that work by holding myself to the same standards that made these birds so special to begin with. I know I have alot to learn, but I'm here for it! To all the breeders who have contributed to my journey thus far - thank you, from the bottom of my heart. And to Holly and Jen, you ladies have set the bar high! I promise to always respect, protect, preserve, and thoughtfully carry your genetics forward.

Here's to respecting the past, being intentional in the present, and breeding for an even better future! 🥂

10/11/2026

Not sure how I feel about pulling out the heat lamps again. I’m so glad the brutal heat is gone, but not ready for the wicked cold either. I’m fickle!

10/05/2026

10/04/2026

Times are tough and EVERYTHING is expensive right now!! Feed, bedding, supplements, equipment, it all adds up super fast. Especially when keeping a lot of birds!

I’m always looking for ways to work smarter, waste less, reuse what I can, and keep costs down without cutting corners on my animals.

Drop your best chicken keeping/farm, money/resource saving hacks below 👇 🐥
Even if you think everyone already knows or does it, somebody probably doesn’t! Share it anyway!!

I’ll start ….

Universal, I’m sure, but my chickens get allllllll the left overs! Fridge clean out, pantry out of date stuff, old bread, they get it allllll …

I keep rolled oats on hand for meat drippings. Cooking bacon? Pour some oats into the grease! They soak it all up beautifully and it makes a fabulous treat for the birds! Roast in a crock pot? After I put away the left over meat, I cover all that lovely juice with oats and let them work their magic, then feed it all to the birds!

If your chicks are like mine, they throw more chick starter into their shavings than they eat. So when I clean brooders, I scoop everything out and then dump it for the chickens to scratch through. Good organic material for the ground, and the big birds pick out all the chick food!

Between the birds and the horses, I have feed bags coming out my ears. Sooooo, we fold them up, take them home, and reuse them as trash bags. They fit good into the cans, are super strong, and tall enough to cuff over the top, and don’t even look too janky if you cut them down for your bathroom trash too😬

I wanna know what y’all do!!

10/01/2026

Brendan’s tolbunt polish babies have finally graduated to the outdoors! He’s been chasing this variety for a year so he can manage his own breeding coop! He’ll hopefully be offering chicks during the 2027 season!

09/30/2026

Lots of moving birds, shuffling coops, and getting everyone organized as we start looking ahead to the 2027 season! 🐣

This handsome young fella is getting his own crew as we put more emphasis on developing our Woodland Greens 💚🥚
Deep, earthy shades of green, olive, sage, brown-green etc. I’m pretty excited to see where this group takes us!

Lots of moving pieces, but 2027 is beginning to take shape at the Chalet!

09/28/2026

Pink!! 🩷🩷🩷

09/25/2026

I have one order left to fill and then I’ll be finished taking egg orders for a bit. I’ll do drops as I can, but eggs are slowwwwwin down now. But it’s so painful to put some of these eggs in the eating cartons 🤯

09/20/2026

Raisin’ em up right, y’all! ✨🙌🏻

09/18/2026

I really don’t even know how this is possible. This egg, in September, during molt when all my hens look ratchet as hell.