About KB Ranch Heritage Breed Poultry
Our Story
Hatching Eggs
Our Breeds
We are a family-owned farm that has been breeding heritage poultry in the Alberta Foothills for over 7 years. We started with just 1 small incubator and have grown to produce weekly hatches throughout the year. We take pride in providing our customers with quality chicks and hatching eggs
Our Breeds
Hatching Eggs
Our Breeds
We offer 7 different breeds of large (standard) fowl and 1 bantam (miniature) breed.
Hatching Eggs
Hatching Eggs
Hatching Eggs
For the DIY's we are happy to offer hatching eggs. Availability will depend on how that breed is laying and current chick orders. We test all the eggs in our own incubators and do our best to ensure our customers quality fertilized eggs. Shipping available within Canada at buyers expense.
Custom Hatching
Chicks and Hatching Eggs
Chicks and Hatching Eggs
To fellow enthusiasts who would like to hatch their own eggs without all the hassle, we offer custom hatching. Bring your own eggs and we will do the rest! Accepting quail, chicken, duck and turkey.
Contact Us
Chicks and Hatching Eggs
Contact Us
Have a question or want to place an order? Check out our frequently asked questions page or drop us a line.
Our Chicken Breeds
Black Copper Marans (BCM)
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs per year: about 150–200 eggs
Egg color: very dark chocolate brown (one of the darkest of any chicken breed)
Egg size: medium to large
Laying pattern: more consistent in spring and summer; production slows in winter
They’re not the highest egg layers, but people keep them specifically for the rich, dark egg color.
🌈 Appea
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs per year: about 150–200 eggs
Egg color: very dark chocolate brown (one of the darkest of any chicken breed)
Egg size: medium to large
Laying pattern: more consistent in spring and summer; production slows in winter
They’re not the highest egg layers, but people keep them specifically for the rich, dark egg color.
🌈 Appearance
Feathers: glossy black with a green sheen
Copper coloring: reddish-copper feathers on the neck (especially bright in roosters)
Size: medium to large, sturdy build
Salmon Faverolles
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs Per Year: around 150–240 eggs
Eggs are medium-sized and usually light brown to lightly tinted; some can even have a slight pinkish tone.
They tend to lay reasonably well into the winter months compared with many other heritage breeds.
🪶 Physical Traits & Appearance
Salmon-colored plumage in hens with cream underbelli
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs Per Year: around 150–240 eggs
Eggs are medium-sized and usually light brown to lightly tinted; some can even have a slight pinkish tone.
They tend to lay reasonably well into the winter months compared with many other heritage breeds.
🪶 Physical Traits & Appearance
Salmon-colored plumage in hens with cream underbellies; roosters have a richer mix of black, brown, and straw feathers.
Beard and muffs that give them a fluffy, rounded face.
Feathered legs and five toes on each foot — unlike most breeds, which have four.
Dense plumage makes them cold-hardy
🧠 Temperament & Behavior
Salmon Faverolles are especially known for:
Gentle, docile, and friendly personalitiies
Because of their mild nature, they can sometimes be lower in the pecking order if mixed with more assertive breeds.
Silver Double Laced Barnevelder
Silver Double Laced Barnevelder
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs Per Year: typically producie 180–200 eggs per year
🪶 Appearance & Physical Traits
Known for a double-laced plumage pattern: each feather has a silver base with a crisp black outline, creating a lace-like effect.They’re medium-to-large fowl.
🧠 Temperament & Behavior
Friendly & Easygoing
Barnevelders — are usually calm
🥚 Egg Production
Eggs Per Year: typically producie 180–200 eggs per year
🪶 Appearance & Physical Traits
Known for a double-laced plumage pattern: each feather has a silver base with a crisp black outline, creating a lace-like effect.They’re medium-to-large fowl.
🧠 Temperament & Behavior
Friendly & Easygoing
Barnevelders — are usually calm, friendly, and relatively docile, which makes them good for backyard flocks and families.
Active & Hardy; with proper care
the breed tolerates cold weather well.
Blue and Splash Laced Red Wyandotte
🥚 Egg Production
Generally good layers — about 180 – 260 eggs per year. Typical, reliable production for a heritage dual-purpose breed.
Brown/cream eggs, usually medium to large
🪶 Physical Appearance & Traits
Feather Pattern
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte: rich blue base feathers with red lacing.
Splash Laced Red: lighter, more muted base with a re
🥚 Egg Production
Generally good layers — about 180 – 260 eggs per year. Typical, reliable production for a heritage dual-purpose breed.
Brown/cream eggs, usually medium to large
🪶 Physical Appearance & Traits
Feather Pattern
Blue Laced Red Wyandotte: rich blue base feathers with red lacing.
Splash Laced Red: lighter, more muted base with a red lacing pattern (Splash pictured) Medium-to-large birds with classic Wyandotte shape — rounded, deep bodies good for meat and eggs.
🧠 Temperament & Behavior
Friendly, calm, and docile — they make good flock members and are easy to handle.
Generally good with other chickens, and good for families or beginner keepers.
Isabel Orpingtons
Isabel Orpingtons are not a separate breed but a color variety/variation of the English Orpington chicken. The “Isabel” look comes from a specific combination of genes.
🥚 Egg Production
Isabel Orpingtons are good, steady layers, much like other Orpington varieties:
Eggs are often light cream with occasional. pinkish hues.
Typical Orpington b
Isabel Orpingtons are not a separate breed but a color variety/variation of the English Orpington chicken. The “Isabel” look comes from a specific combination of genes.
🥚 Egg Production
Isabel Orpingtons are good, steady layers, much like other Orpington varieties:
Eggs are often light cream with occasional. pinkish hues.
Typical Orpington breed hens generally lay about 180–220 medium/large eggs per year.
🪶 Appearance
General Build, large, broad-bodied chicken with a rounded “soft” look due to profuse, fluffy feathers.
Soft champagne-gold or cream base with a gentle lavender or pale pattern.
😊 Temperament
Isabel Orpingtons retain the classic Orpington personality traits:
Calm, gentle, and friendly—great for families and mixed flocks.
Often described as docile and easy to handle—good for beginners.
Crested Cream Legbar
Crested Cream Legbar
🥚 Egg Production
Generally good layers, typically ~180–220 eggs per hen per year.
Eggs range from pale to sky blue
shells are colored through the shell (blue pigment) rather than just on the outside.
🪶 Appearance
Medium fowl size: auto-sexing (where males and females can be distinguished at hatch).
Females often have a salmon-colored breast
🥚 Egg Production
Generally good layers, typically ~180–220 eggs per hen per year.
Eggs range from pale to sky blue
shells are colored through the shell (blue pigment) rather than just on the outside.
🪶 Appearance
Medium fowl size: auto-sexing (where males and females can be distinguished at hatch).
Females often have a salmon-colored breast and darker barring, while males show cream and grey barred hackles.
A small tuft/crest of feathers behind the comb, which gives the breed its name.
😊 Temperament & Behavior
General Demeanor
Generally easy to handle but may be more flighty or alert than heavy breeds due to their lighter, active build.
Great foragers that do exceptionally well with space to roam.
Barred Rock
🥚 Egg Production
Barred Rocks are excellent layers of large brown eggs, typically producing around 200–280 eggs per year under good conditions.
They usually begin laying at around 5–6 months of age and lay consistently during their prime laying years.
✨ Appearance
Distinctive black and white barred plumage, where each feather has alternatin
🥚 Egg Production
Barred Rocks are excellent layers of large brown eggs, typically producing around 200–280 eggs per year under good conditions.
They usually begin laying at around 5–6 months of age and lay consistently during their prime laying years.
✨ Appearance
Distinctive black and white barred plumage, where each feather has alternating dark and light bands.
Medium to large-sized birds— typical of dual-purpose breeds.
😊 Temperament
Barred Rocks are friendly, calm, and generally docile birds — making them great for backyard flocks and families.
They are easy to handle, adapt well to different settings (free-range or coop), and usually get along with other breeds.
Bearded Belgian d'Uccles Mille Fleur
Often simply called d’Uccles or Millies a true bantam (Minature) breed.
🥚 Egg Production
Moderate layers: typically about ~100–150 eggs per year.
Because they are bantams, their eggs are small, rather than large like standard breeds. They lay eggs a soft buff/cream tone.
🪶 Appearance
The Mille Fleur variety is one of the most popular feath
Often simply called d’Uccles or Millies a true bantam (Minature) breed.
🥚 Egg Production
Moderate layers: typically about ~100–150 eggs per year.
Because they are bantams, their eggs are small, rather than large like standard breeds. They lay eggs a soft buff/cream tone.
🪶 Appearance
The Mille Fleur variety is one of the most popular feather patterns, known for its striking multi-colored speckled look — “thousand flowers” in French.
Beard & muffs: prominent feathers around the face that give a “full and fluffy” look. Legs and feet are feathered, adding to their ornamental charm.
😊 Temperament & Behavior
Belgian d’Uccles are gentle, friendly, and affectionate birds.They’re usually calm, docile, and easy to handle, making them good choices for beginners and children.
Not as cold hardy as other breeds.
Hatching Egg Disclaimer
Thank you so much for your interest our hatching eggs! Because hatching is a natural and sometimes unpredictable process, we want to share a few notes to help set expectations. If you have any questions about anything listed please reach out before ordering
About Hatch Rates
We do everything we can to provide fresh, well-cared-for, and carefully selected fertile eggs. We hatch and monitor fertility regularly in our flocks. However, once the eggs leave our hands, many factors can influence the outcome—such as incubator settings, temperature or humidity changes, handling during transit, and general incubation conditions.
For these reasons, we’re not able to guarantee fertility or hatch rates.
Shipping (Mail Orders)
For mailed orders, we pack eggs with great care to help protect them on their journey. Still, shipping can be unpredictable, and things like postal delays, rough handling, or extreme temperatures are out of our control. Because of this, we cannot offer refunds or replacements for eggs that are delayed, damaged, or do not hatch due to shipping conditions.
Local Pickup
If you’re picking up your eggs, you’ll have a chance to look them over before taking them home. Once they leave our care, their handling and storage are in your hands, and we can’t be responsible for issues that occur after pickup.
Incubation Responsibility
Every set of eggs and every incubator is a little different, and we encourage you to follow your preferred incubation practices closely. Once the eggs are in your care, the success of the hatch depends on the conditions you provide.
All Sales Final
Hatching eggs are a delicate, time-sensitive product, so all sales are final, and we’re not able to offer refunds, returns, or replacements.