Hi! My name is Kypris and I breed Chickens for fun and to improve the breeds. Years ago I earned a Master’s Degree in Biology with an emphasis on genetics, but in the corporate world of work I was never able to specifically use my knowledge of genetics for animal and plant breeding. Now it’s a passion!
In the afternoons I work as a therapist and live on the top of a mountain in Southern California. In my off time I’ve finally found a very satisfying way to put my knowledge of genetics to good use — I raise chickens and grow heirloom vegetables and flowers.
Ravens Hollow Farms raises pampered chickens for pets and homesteading with the goal to create healthy, friendly birds that conform to breed standards, even tho we do not show birds ourselves. We use regenerative, organic methods to grow our own food and ethically raise chickens for pets, eggs, and meat. We both hand raise our babies and use broody hens. Our two flocks are free to roam the yard for several hours a day and eat lots of bugs, grass, and homegrown herbs and veggies in addition to their regular balanced chicken food.
2024 marks our 4th generation of breeding Isabel and Crele Cuckoo Orpingtons. We offer custom hatches and pullets over 6 weeks old. “Flock roosters” are available by special request.
This year we are proud to offer for sale 10 “grow out” Orpington pullets, and 3 young adult breeding hens and roosters that are ready to retire to their forever homes .
We are located in Julian, California, northeast of San Diego. We do not ship live birds but fertile eggs, pullets and hens can be picked up by appointment in Julian or Escondido, CA.
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Retired Crele Cuckoo Orpington Breeders:
Amos (Roo) – $50 (born 2023)
Amos is a one-year-old rooster with GREAT fertility who has given us some beautiful babies and managed his own small flock of ladies. He is adept at recognizing predators and getting his girls to safety. He is gentle if a little shy. Here you see him sporting a diaper indoors on “pedicure day”. We trim all our rooster’s spurs once a month and spend some time socializing with them so that they trust us. He is ready for his forever home as he produced two gorgeous Isabel Cuckoo pullets that we will be using to create our next generation. Amos is a Crele Cuckoo Orpington rooster who also carries the Isabel gene. He can produce Crele or Isabel babies with an Isabel hen, or 100% Crele babies with a Crele hen.
Drummer (Hen)- $50 (born 2023). Drummer is an adorab
le hen who gave us some beautiful babies this year. Drummer is Amos’ sister from the same 2023 clutch (Alex x Degas) and was a good layer for us this year with a decent temperament. She did not go broody this year, and kept on laying while half of our other hens wanted to sit on eggs! Drummer does well in a mixed flock and is neither a bossy or submissive hen, but sits in the middle of the pecking order.
SOLD – Alex (Hen) – $50 – (born 2022) Alex is our OG Crele Hen. She is the mother of Amos and Drummer’s and is a VERY LARGE Orpington. She has produced many fine babies for us and is ready to go to her new forever home as a good layer and pet chicken. We are keeping her son from 2024 (“Manet“) as a breeding rooster for next year. She lays a light brown egg that sometimes has speckles on it. She still has many egg laying years ahead of her, since Orpingtons generally continue to lay for 6-8 years.
Alex was hatched from a fertile egg shipped from North Carolina’s Greenlands Farms 2 years ago and unfortunately was the only surviving chick of that clutch. She was raised as a singleton in the house for 4 months, but is still a little shy with humans. However, she loves her treats, steel cut oats in particular! She is an enormous chicken and is so fluffy that we trim her fanny feathers in the spring to facilitate mating and to prevent poopy butt. She has gorgeous orange-russet-gold color and will continue to lay for many years. She will sit in your lap and settle but will not come to you on her own unless you have treats! She gets along well in a mixed flock.
Purebred Pullets – $80 – born May-August 2024
The Crele and Isabel Orpington colors are still very rare in the US! Click over to my Orpingtons page to see photos of the parents. Here are some current photos of our 5-6 month old pullets. If you are looking for a cockerel to create a new breeding flock, we still have a few available.
“Rainbow” Orpington pullets – $40 – born May-August 2024
These are purebred Orpingtons that originated from a cross between Buff and Isabel Orpington parents and have very friendly temperaments and good health. Message us for photos of what is available! We also have a very sweet cockerel who could be a good flock rooster or part of a breeding trio or pair.
Please enjoy this video of our adorable “Rainbow Orpington” Mama hen “Frankie”. Frankie is a hen from a cross between “Ivy” an American Buff Orpington, and “Rising Moon”, an Isabel Cuckoo Orpington Roo. We have a few grow out pullets available from her for 2024.
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