OLD BIDDY HATCHERY IS A SMALL HATCHERY IN BURLINGTON NORTH CAROLINA THAT HATCHES RHODE ISLAND RED AND SEVERAL COLORS OF AMERAUCANA CHICKS (white, black, blue and mixed).
WE ALSO HATCH PEKIN, KHAKI CAMPBELL AND MALLARD DUCKLINGS AS WELL AS ROYAL PURPLE AND AFRICAN WHITE GUINEA FOWL KEETS.
WE HAD HOPED TO ADD A NEW BREED OR TWO EVERY YEAR TO OUR HATCHERY, BUT I’VE HAD A STROKE AND A HEART ATTACK SO I DON’T THINK WE WILL GET ANY BIGGER.
OUR LITTLE HATCHERY IN BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND LOTS OF WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD NEW PENS SO WE CAN SEPARATE EACH BREED AND NOT HAVE ANY CROSS BREEDING.
THEN THERE IS FEEDING, WATERING, GATHERING EGGS, INCUBATING, BROODING AND MAINTAINING EVERYTHING…DOG GONE IT…I CAN’T GET BUT SO MUCH WORK OUT OF ONE LITTLE OLE WOMAN!!!
OLD BIDDY HATCHERY IN BURLINGTON NORTH CAROLINA IS FAMILY OWNED AND IS LOCATED AT 3673 BRICK CHURCH ROAD. TO SEE WHERE WE ARE CLICK HERE FOR THE MAP.
SOME MAPS SAY SEW4U . THAT IS MY WIFE’S IN HOME ALTERATION SHOP.
SHE DOES MEN’S TAILORING AND ALL TYPES OF LADIES ALTERATIONS. ANYTHING FROM FARM WEAR TO FORMAL WEAR, INCLUDING HOMECOMING, PROM AND BRIDESMAIDS GOWNS. VISIT HER SITE BY CLICKING HERE.
STARTING OUR HATCHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU HOW THIS LITTLE HATCHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA GOT STARTED…I RETIRED SO MY WIFE DECIDED I NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO AND ALONG CAME THE HATCHERY, BUT IT TOOK A YEAR OR TWO.
ACTUALLY, SHE WANTED A LITTLE RED HEN FOR A PET, SO I BOUGHT HER 4 AND THAT GREW TO ABOUT 35 CHICKENS OF DIFFERENT BREEDS, BUT WE DIDN’T HATCH ANYTHING AT FIRST, WE ONLY SOLD EGGS.
THIS IS THE REST OF THE STORY, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW OLD BIDDY HATCHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA STARTED…WITH PRACTICALLY NO MONEY AT ALL!!! I WAS UNEMPLOYED!!!
ONE DAY I WENT TO PUT EGGS IN OUR COOLER AND IT WAS FULL SO I ASKED GOD WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH ALL THE EGGS I WAS GETTING SINCE THEY WEREN’T SELLING AS FAST AS I WAS GETTING THEM…I HEARD HIM SAY START HATCHING. (I am a believer and God does speak if you listen)
LIKE I SAID, I WAS UNEMPLOYED AND NOT DRAWING A PENNY UNEMPLOYMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE AT THE TIME. SO I SAID OKAY LORD IF YOU WANT ME TO HATCH EGGS SEND ME AN INCUBATOR…AND HE DID!!!
A FREE ONE!!! THAT STARTED OLD BIDDY HATCHERY IN BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA!!!
WHEN THE FIRST BUNCH OF CHICKS HATCHED I PUT THEM ON THE INTERNET AND THEY WERE GONE THE FIRST DAY.
I PULLED THE AD AND PEOPLE KEPT CALLING FOR TWO WEEKS WANTING CHICKS, OF COARSE I HAD RELOADED THE LITTLE INCUBATOR BUT I HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO HATCH.
I QUICKLY SAW HOW THIS WAS WORKING AND I ASKED GOD FOR A LARGER INCUBATOR. AGAIN, HE ANSWERED…HE SENT ME ANTIQUE PLYWOOD INCUBATOR, BUILT IN THE 1940s THAT HELD OVER 1000 EGGS. GOD WORKED IT OUT SO I WAS ABLE TO TRADE 25 HENS AND 2 ROOSTERS FOR IT…NO MONEY!
I STILL USE IT TODAY AND IT STILL WORKS GREAT!!! I’LL BE GLAD TO SHOW IT TO YOU IF YOU STOP BY. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER VINTAGE INCUBATOR BUILT IN THE 1960s, IT ALSO HOLDS OVER 1000 EGGS AND I LOVE THEM BOTH!!! THEY BOTH STAY ABOUT FULL ALL SUMMER EVERY YEAR TOO!!!
THE FIRST ONE WAS SO LARGE I DIDN’T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT SO I ASKED GOD TO SEND ME SOMETHING TO BUILD A SHED WITH, AND AGAIN HE ANSWERED!!!
A MAN CALLED WANTING A DOZEN HATCHING EGGS AND AS WE TALKED I TOLD HIM HOW I LET MY BULLDOG MOUTH OVERLOAD MY PEKINGESE BUTT. HE ASKED IF I NEEDED SOME LUMBER, I SAID YES BUT I HAD NO JOB AND NO MONEY.
TURNS OUT, HE HAD A LUMBER YARD TO CLEAN OUT SO GOD SUPPLIED MY NEED AGAIN THROUGH THIS MAN AND I BUILT A 32X34 BUILDING WITH THE LUMBER!!! YOU CAN SEE IT TOO. THIS IS WHERE I KEEP MY INCUBATORS AND MY CHICKS!!!
WHEN GOD GIVES YOU SOMETHING HE TAKES CARE OF IT ALL!!! AND I GIVE HIM THE CREDIT FOR BUILDING OLD BIDDY HATCHERY IN BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA BECAUSE HE DID IT!!! NOT ME!!!
BACK TO THE CHICKENS. WE BOTH REALLY LIKED THE RHODE ISLAND REDS SO WE SOLD OFF THE OTHER BREEDS.
AFTER THAT I STARTED HATCHING A FEW AND IT GREW INTO OUR LITTLE HATCHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
I DECIDED TO NAME THE HATCHERY BACK AFTER MY WIFE SINCE IT WAS HER IDEA AND ALONG CAME “OLD BIDDY HATCHERY”!!!
NOW, AFTER 40 YEARS OF SLAVERY…I MEAN MARRIAGE, I’VE LEARNED TO SAY YES DEAR AND DO AS I’M TOLD (till she gets out of sight). SO I NOW OPERATE A HATCHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA…SEE HOW SIMPLE THAT HAPPENED?
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW THIS CAME TO BE, LETS SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU! YOU WILL FIND A PAGE FOR EACH BREED WE HATCH ON OUR SITE.
WE INCLUDE AS MUCH DETAIL AS WE CAN ABOUT EACH BREED BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME AT 336-449-9574. THANKS, PAUL!!!