Closed to the Public

We will be closed to the public until further notice. We may make very limited exceptions to this rule for farm tours. Please e-mail us with an inquiry for a potential tour.

We will still have eggs for sale this season on Ebay, Ebay Classified, and Craigslist. We will have live birds posted on Ebay Classified and Craigslist. If there is something you are looking for but don't see please e-mail us for additional information.

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Farm Management

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Lucy The Buckeye Hen With One Wing

In the beginning of November Lucy came to us because her owner was unsure of what to do.  Lucy suffered a raccoon attack that left her wing damaged, bone exposed, and it was barely hanging on.  Her owner did a great job the night of the attack cleaning Lucy up to get a clear view of just how much damage had been done.  It's amazing that Lucy was able to survive the trauma of the incident alone, much less the clean up. There were no other options after seeing the damage and Lucy's owners were informed that they would have to have her wing removed. Lucy's wing was successfully removed the following day and her owners opted for her to stay with us for her healing process.  I'm not so sure we want to give her back now :-) 

The healing process consisted of cleaning and treating her fresh wound daily and allowing for a scabbing and crusting process several times over again to get to where she is today.  This hen has been nothing but resilient for what she went through.  She is happily in the house finding new places to lay her eggs and taking over the dog beds.  

Lucy will be missed when she is returned to her owners.

Our Shipping Policy

Our Payment and Shipping Policy

Since breeding season is right around the corner we figured posting our policy may help you out a little when considering purchasing from our Conservatory.

We take pride in our birds here and guarantee that all birds are healthy upon arrival to their recipient.  

Invoices/Payments: Invoices are sent via PayPal.  You have the option to pay securely through the PayPal site or you can mail us a check.  We only accept personal checks.  The bird(s) will be shipped 3-5 business days, and first available shipping day after, upon deposit of payment. A fee of $35.00 will be charged for any returned checks and ability to make future payments via personal check may be forfeited.

Deceased Bird(s) Upon Arrival:  Should a bird arrive deceased we require that it be properly documented and reported to us immediately.  Proper documentation requires a picture, an e-mail, and a phone call within 2 hours of pick up.  Upon receipt and acceptance of required documentation another bird of similar age and same sex, weather permitting, of breeders choice will be shipped with in 30 calendar days.

Deposit to Reserve a Bird: A 50% non refundable deposit of the total cost of the bird(s) is required in order to reserve a bird.  This deposit is only refunded if, for any reason, the breeder is unable to deliver the bird(s) to the intended recipient.  The unpaid balance of bird(s) cost and shipping charges are required before bird(s) are shipped. 

Change in Shipping Method:  Should there be a change in shipping method from airline shipping to USPS shipping the difference in cost will be refunded. 

Egg Policy and Feather Policy coming soon.  

If you are considering purchasing peacock feathers and/or full trains in the upcoming year you are able to put feathers or full trains on reserve.  Please e-mail us at SpringHillHPC@gmail.com for full train availability, color availability, and feather types available. We sold out of our feathers this year very quickly.

Tater Tot has a visit from his Mom!

Although Tater Tot had to come live with us, his mom, Mary, still loves him very much and visits as often as she can.  Here are just a few pics from Mary's visit last month and she was here again a few days ago.  He loves spending time with his mom, especially since she always brings him goodies!

How do we raise our birds?

Many people are very curious as to how we raise our birds here.  I've decided to share a little insight as to what we do to keep our poultry and peafowl health.                                                  

Eggs ready to begin hatching

                                                                                                                             Most all of our birds have been hatched on the farm.  For 3 weeks after they've hatched we keep them in our "nursery" area where they are closely monitored and kept with heat lamps and food at all times.  We keep them here for 3 weeks before moving them to our brooder because they are on a special diet, medicated feed, for their first 3 weeks.  Once they are moved to the brooder their food is changed depending on their breed.  They are then kept there until they are 2 months of age or until they are able to be placed on the ground in their own enclosure.  Before leaving the brooder they are vaccinated against fowl pox. Fowl pox is a disease transmitted through mosquitoes or other infected birds.  This is something that I will blog about in the near future.  Fowl Pox is something you should be well aware of because it is not a pretty thing to go through, it's highly contagious from bird to bird, and sadly, a minimal number     of the poultry/peafowl will not survive.**                                   

Peachicks in the brooder

Our Russian Orlof "Feed" sleeping
in the food dish as usual.  He has
a taped foot to correct his crooked
toes. Something I will blog about
in the near future.

Once our birds are outside we follow a deworming schedule to keep them as free from parasites as possible.

As we do our daily clean up, feeding and watering, we keep an eye out on all the birds for strange behavior, wounds, limping etc. so that we are able to treat them immediately.  We have certain medications on hand to treat certain things right away and for other things we have a great vet that is able to treat our birds.  If you are considering getting a bird I would advise you to make sure you have a vet that is able to treat them should the need arise.

Again, just a little insight as to what we do here for our birds.  If you have any questions or would like more specifics please feel free to contact us:

SpringhillHPC@gmail.com

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**If you would like more information about fowl pox before I blog on it feel free to visit this site.  The images are a little disturbing. We've had fowl pox here, but I've never seen a case as bad as those they have displayed.

Michigan Dept. Of Natural Resources

We by no means want to scare you, but we want you to be well aware of having your birds vaccinated.

Very busy day, plus a little trivia!

Big thanks to Laura for coming to pick up the free silky roosters we were giving away.  She took them all!!  We are happy to see that we could assist in the process of her being able to start her own silky line!


Today has been a super busy day at the farm and lots of volunteer inquiries.  I can't wait to meet our new volunteers on Saturday!


A little trivia for you. Check out this picture of one of our guests, Tater Tot...... 
Question:  What do you think happened to this peacock? (answer follows)

Tater was so curious about me with camera that I couldn't get a picture of him from inside of his enclosure without his beak against the lens. 

Answer: There is a particular gene that causes this deformity at birth.  Tater Tot has no idea that he's any different than the rest and eats with no problem.  Due to the genetic defect he will not be allowed to breed and is kept strictly as a pet.  Although we have never had this problem thus far in our breeding program, we would not continue to breed any parents that produce this defect.