McChick Hatchery, 283 Hio Ridge Road, Denmark, Maine (2026)

24/09/2025

I have been trying to think of what to share for my last post…. This has been extremely hard to say the least.

For the last few weeks, we have had to breakdown everything that we had built as we prepare for the sale of our farm/ business. We have emptied the barns of birds, cages, and equipment. I had cut myself in the process, when I looked down I saw not just blood but a heart on the tissue. I took the heart as an affirmation that I am on the right path with my decision.

For me, a silent barn is not an ending but a pause. Farm life is a cycle of beginnings and endings. The silence serves as an opportunity for reflection and gratitude, a moment to appreciate the lessons learned and for the time spent with the animals. It's a place where laughter, hard work, grief, and love once existed, and these emotions now linger in the quiet. The emptiness is a reminder that I can always return to farming someday where my barns will be filled again with new animals and new beginnings.

I thank everyone who has purchased from McChicks, been to our farm, and have met me (and my husband) personally. Your business and support over the last four years has given me strength and inner-peace with living out a childhood dream, being able to overcome the doubts and second-guessing with changing careers….building McChicks has been the most amazing and rewarding time of my life.

For those who I have inspired over the years, I will say continue to follow your dreams and passions no matter how challenging it may be because in the end it is worth it! We only get one life and this life is too short as it is.
Look for those little (heart) signs of your own and follow them. ❤️

(Also, the pigs and the goats have found a wonderful home all together.)

Much love to you, your family and your flocks.

08/09/2025

Getting down to the final few items remaining:

(21) 50 lb bags of Blue Seal Layer crumble $17/each

(3) 8x4 ft breeding pens (6.75 ft tall) $100/each

Pick up only -
Denmark, Maine

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I will give an update on the hatchery later today. ❤️

30/08/2025

MONK UPDATE:

Monk and I always had a no touch policy - I don’t touch him, he doesn’t touch me….

….I turned around and saw that Kylie was holding Monk…. 🙂‍↔️😳🤔

“Monk, you mother clucker!” 😤🫣😂

Just kidding - Monk has always been a good boy, who would tolerate my humorous videos. 💗 he has found a loving home in Harrison as a “house chicken”….🤦‍♀️ that bird is going to live a good life.

The good news is: Monk’s new mom is a friend who has agreed to let me visit and make more Monk videos! 🤗

I am truly happy to have found homes for all my birds, goats and piggies- thank you everyone for your help.❤️

The “Bachelor Pad” is headed off today to their new home - so I officially will have any birds (other than the reserved meat bird chicks awaiting pick up). BTW, I will let you know if there are any unclaimed Freedom Rangers meat chicks.
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Equipment still available:
•Our 8x4 chicken pens ($100/pen or $150 with the horse mats for the floor)
•Plastic and Glass feeders
•Plastic chick founts/waterers
•Different sizes of rubber feed dishes (great as can be used for any livestock)
•SureHatch 2100 Cabinet Incubator (holds 2,100 eggs/ incubate multiple hatches in one machine and then hatch in ⬇️
•GQF Sportsman HATCHER (NOT INCUBATOR)
•SureHatch 30-egg candler
•Marek’s vaccine (refrigerated) and more….

Pick up only/ Located: Denmark, Maine.

19/08/2025

Latest Update:
My husband’s health has not been good; he suffered a heart attack last week. I am needing to rehome the rest of my breeding hens ASAP so I can be more present for him.

Breeding stock ages range from 1 year to 3 1/2 years old. All hens of each breed must go together (you and friends can buy different pens of breeds and split them up but for my heart to feel at ease, I need them to leave here together). $30/each
Located in Denmark, Maine

Breeds remaining:

Barnevelders - Double Golden Laced (standard) (6 hens/1 rooster “Harold”) SOLD
Barred Rocks (5 hens/1 rooster “Barrie”) and (3 hens/1 rooster “Dufus”) BOTH FLOCKS SOLD
Brahmas - Buff (3 hens/1 rooster “Marvin”) SOLD
Brahmas - Dark (5 hens/1 rooster “Sampson”) SOLD
Brahmas - Light SOLD
Cochin - white (6 hens/1 rooster “Henry”) SOLD
Leghorns - Exchequer (7 hens/1 rooster “Mattéo”) SOLD
Orpingtons - Buff SOLD
Polish - Gold Laced SOLD
Rhode Island Reds SOLD
Salmon Faverolles SOLD
Swedish Flower Hens SOLD
Whiting True Greens (5 hens/1 rooster “Whitey”) SOLD
Wyandottes- Gold Laced SOLD

EVERYTHING MUST BE GONE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK as we have a buyer for our home.

Pullets (ages 8 weeks to 12 weeks): $20-$25/each:
Barred Rocks
Silver Laced Barnevelders
A couple Silver Laced Wyandottes

Also available:

Breeding Pens are for sale (4x8 cage) $100 ($150 with the horse mats)
Feeders (hanging and chick feeders)/waterers (founts) $1
Rubber feed dishes of multiple sizes $2-$5
Surehatch 2100 incubator $3,200
Two GQF Sportman 1502 Hatchers $500/each
Medicine (Elector PSP, Poultry Cell, unused Bluekote, marek’s vaccines, and more.

09/08/2025

EDIT: I am still trying to juggle tons of things. With the recent setback selling, mentally, physically and most of all emotionally I am overwhelmed with the amount of rehoming offers/messages. If someone wants to purchase our property with keeping the hatchery going - obviously they will be my top choice as they will continue my legacy and would still be able to provide you all with quality birds. (Tonight, had a lovely unexpected visit with a gentleman who expressed interest in our property and the hatchery. 🤞🏻) I am sorry but I am not replying tonight to any messages as I am hopeful this is not the end.

Life is inherently unpredictable, and it's rare for things to unfold exactly as we envision them. With that said, our house is back on the market along with my hopes and dreams for the hatchery to continue slowly fading. My heart is heavy as I am needing to rehome ALL of our animals (chickens, pigs and goats).

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Chickens:
Breeding stock ages range from 1 year to 3 1/2 years old. All hens of each breed must go together (you and friends can buy different pens of breeds and split them up but for my heart to feel at ease, I need them to leave here together). $30/each (unless otherwise specified)

Barnevelders - Double Golden Laced (standard) (6 hens/1 rooster “Harold”)
Barnevelders - Double Silver Laced (bantams) (4 hens/2 roosters)
Barred Rocks (5 hens/1 rooster “Barrie”) and (9 hens/1 rooster “Dufus”)
Black Copper Marans (7 hens/1 rooster “Romeo”) * $40/each
Bielefelders (5 hens/1 rooster “Claude”)
Brahmas - Buff (3 hens/1 rooster “Marvin”)
Brahmas - Dark (5 hens/1 rooster “Sampson”)
Brahmas - Lavender (4 hens/1 rooster “Toby”) * $50/each
Brahmas - Light (4 hens/1 rooster “Moof”)
Cochin - white (6 hens/1 rooster “Henry”)
Cream Crested Legbars (5 hens/1 rooster “JR”) * $40/each
Easter Eggers (5 hens/1 rooster “Gizzy”) * $40/each
Leghorns - Exchequer (7 hens/1 rooster “Mattéo”)
Mille Fleur D’uccles (4 hens/1 rooster “Miller”)
Olive Eggers (5 hens)
Orpingtons - Buff (5 hens/1 rooster “Sunny’s Boy”)
Orpingtons- Lavender (4 hens/1 rooster “Major”)
Polish - Gold Laced (4 hens/1 rooster “Diablo”)
Rhode Island Reds (5 hens/1 rooster “Red”)
Salmon Faverolles (5 hens/1 rooster “Newman”)
Silkies - (2 Black, 3 Blue, 1 Splash/1 Black rooster “Nugget”)
Swedish Flower Hens (5 hens/1 rooster “Swede”)
Whiting True Greens (5 hens/1 rooster “Whitey”)
Wyandottes- Blue Laced Red (5 hens/1 rooster “Wuss”)
Wyandottes- Gold Laced (3 hens/1 rooster “Dinkson”)
Wyandottes- Silver Laced (4 hens/1 rooster “Bruce”)
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Bachelor Pad:
Boys ages range from 8 months old to 1 1/2 years old. All of these boys are docile.

Black Copper Maran
Bielefelder
Brahmas - Buff, Dark, Lavender, Light
Cochin - white (3 months old)
Cream Crested Legbar
Easter Egger
Exchequer Leghorn
Mille Fleur D’uccle “Marty”
Lavender Orpington
Gold Laced Polish “Monk”
Rhode Island Red
Salmon Faverolle
Splash Silkie
Swedish Flower
Wyandottes - Blue Laced Red, Gold Laced
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Goats:
4 Nigerian Dwarf Goats - age 3 years old
(3 wethers/1 female)
*come with 45+ bales of hay
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Pigs:
2 Kunekune Pigs - PETS ONLY - 1 year old
(1 castrated male “Frankie” and 1 female “Lola”)
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Over the next few days, I will be listing equipment and supplies that will be available. elyE ti e s llhele ychedy wityllcyy

31/07/2025

August is almost here. It’s associated with regeneration, and a time of change and letting go.

We will have pullets available starting this Sunday - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (email [email protected] to schedule).
This will be a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE breed selection. BREED PRICES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE (McChicks.com)

Breeds being offered / age range 3 weeks to 8 weeks:

Barnevelders - Double Golden Laced (standard), Double Silver Laced (bantams)
Barred Rocks
Black Copper Marans
Cochin - white
Cream Crested Legbars
Easter Eggers
Leghorns - Exchequer
Mille Fleur D’uccles
Orpingtons - Buff
Rhode Island Reds
Silkies - blue, black (6months old)
Wyandottes- Blue Laced Red, Silver Laced

Unsexed Breeds offered / age range three weeks to twelve weeks:

Polish - Gold Laced
Silkies - Black, Blue, Splash

We are located in Denmark, Maine

22/07/2025

Monday’s McChick Check In.

Behind the scenes…. Struggles of farming…. TAN LINES!!!! 😳🫣🤦‍♀️😂

Don’t worry - it’s a work in progress….

21/07/2025

Today surprisingly has been a day of internal self reflection.

I truly cannot ever express enough my upmost appreciation, respect combined with a humbling experience of those who have never met me personally who have reached out to me wanting to help in anyway they can - cleaning pens, etc.

THIS is what our “chicken” community (or any community for that matter) should be about from neighbors, friends and loyal customers - supporting each other. I will never be able to thank you all enough for the kindness, support and compassion/understanding especially during this difficult time. You have all helped give me strength in my time of need and I am forever grateful! Thank you!

Honestly, we need more of this compassion for humanity in our daily lives! 💗 You all are helping me get through this challenging time. Personally over the last four years, I have brought McChick’s to a certain level of respect in the chicken world, and I feel the new owners (and I) can bring McChick’s to the next level! Honestly, you all mean the world to me as this is a business built on a dream to help New Englanders be more self sufficient by providing quality healthy chickens raised with love and compassion. I have put my heart and soul into something that I believe in and have been recently shown that I have made a significant impact on my customers/friends - with no judgement, using me as a resource for questions or concerns as we all started farming somewhere. I am still learning things….. so you are not alone.

Thank you. Let me know what breed I raise that you want me to help you determine its gender (sexing).

16/07/2025

I spy with my little eye…
Something…. GOAT?!?! 😳… in the hatch house…. 🤦‍♀️😂 oy vey!!!! 🤦‍♀️

Also, hatched out some chicks for my last hatch. 200 fuzzy feathered babies. (All chicks are straight run except for bielefelders and cream legbars).

Breeds:

Barnevelders - Double Golden Laced (standard)
Barnevelders - Double Silver Laced (bantams)
Barred Rocks
Black Copper Marans
Bielefelders (6 females/ 2 males)
Brahmas - Buff, Light
Cochin - white
Cream Crested Legbars (4 females/ 5 males)
Easter Eggers
Leghorns - Exchequer
Mille Fleur D’uccles
Olive Eggers
Orpingtons - Buff, Lavender
Polish - Gold Laced
Rhode Island Reds
Salmon Faverolles
Swedish Flower Hens
Whiting True Greens
Wyandottes- Blue Laced Red, Gold Laced, Silver Laced

15/07/2025

Who else wishes to accomplish these chicks coop goals?!?!!! I just want to say, we love seeing the level of coop designs !!!! Chandelier?!? And Dang…. These birds are living better than me …. 🤔🤗

Just going to leave this little detail - chandelier can be purchased off Amazon for $25…. Just saying….. (shhhh….. don’t tell your husbands or partners)…. ❤️

14/07/2025

Update on the farm.

Well my friends, our home/farm went under contract yesterday. The potential new owners are an amazing couple who wish to continue with the hatchery (along with keeping the goats and pigs).

I am excited for the future of the business (not sure if they will keep the McChick brand). And…. they have asked for me to mentor them to provide the same level of quality chickens to our customers. So, I will still get to visit the animals occasionally and hopefully run in to some of my dedicated followers. 🤗

I do know that the new owners will continue to love the property and animals just as much as we have.

To know that my vision in creating a hatchery has become successful, it will continue to grow and develop into so much more. For the future - there is potential for shipping chicks, offering more breeds, putting yurts out so people can come and experience farming. I am excited to see where the new owners take it!

From the beginning, my goal was to support farming by providing Mainers with a local source for poultry. Over four years, our “McChick family” (all who have ordered birds from us) has spread across state lines throughout New England. Hopefully my story will inspire others to follow their dreams and keeping the soul of farming alive. My heart is full! 💗

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