Pre-Orders Begin November 1st!
Looking ahead to spring? Pre-orders for our 2026 hatching eggs will be available through our online store from November 1st. Reserve early for the best selection!
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Since 2012, our small family farm has specialized in raising and showing heritage chickens, ducks, geese, and registered Nubian dairy goats.
We accept pre-orders for heritage chicken and Indian Runner hatching eggs starting November 1 each year. Our colorful free-range eggs are available year-round at the farm gate.
Wild Acres is located in Spallumcheen, North Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
Hatching eggs are available for pickup at our farm or shipped via Xpresspost to BC, YT, AB, SK, and MB during April, May, and June. We do not ship to Ontario, Quebec, or eastern provinces due to delays and costs.
We breed, show, and sell high-quality CLRC-registered Nubian dairy goats. Our colorful Nubians come from champion milk lines with extensive health testing and a proven show record. We focus on correct conformation, dairy character, and strong mammary systems in our breeding program.
Since September 2, 2016, our Nubian herd has tested negative for CL, CAE, and Johne’s disease, and for G6-S since July 2019. All our Nubian bucks and does are exclusively for breeding, registered, tattooed, disbudded, vaccinated, and regularly dewormed.
We sell a limited number of goats each year via pre-order. For more details, please visit our Goat Sales and Policies pages: Goats for Sale | Wild Acres, Goat Policies & Orders | Wild Acres.
For registration, tattoos, testing, and goat owner resources, please refer to the CLRC/Canadian Goat Society website: https://www.clrc.ca/associations/goats
We prefer to operate on a smaller scale and have no intention of becoming a commercial hatchery or maintaining a large herd of registered Nubian goats. Spending quality time with each animal on our farm is essential to us.
Our Komondor livestock guardian dogs protect all our animals with zero losses to predators. Known for their dignity, loyalty, and bravery, the Komondor is often called the “King of the Working Dogs.” This renowned LGD breed originates from 16th-century Hungary. Occasionally, we have puppies available. Please see this webpage for more information: Komondor Livestock Guardian Dogs | Wild Acres
OUR POULTRY BREEDS, WATERFOWL, AND NUBIAN GOATS:
Wild Acres breeds many unique and beautiful chickens including the Crele Legbar, Ameraucana, Marans, Jubilee Orpington, Wyandotte, Welsummer, and Olive Egger. We sell their hatching eggs in spring via pre-orders on our online store.
We also sell Indian Runner duck hatching eggs. However, some of our heritage chicken-hatching eggs may not be available every year as we work towards improving or replenishing our breeding flocks. See our Price List price or Online Store for more information.
We have enjoyed showing our registered Nubian goats and heritage poultry/waterfowl at the Interior Provincial Exhibition, West National Goat Show, Salmon Arm Fair, APA Canadian National Poultry Show, Fall FeatherFest, and the Feather Fancier Show. At Wild Acres, we always strive for quality rather than quantity!
Important Information & Policies:
- Birds are not vaccinated or raised with antibiotics.
- Minimum shipping order: 12 hatching eggs; some breeds may be unavailable.
- Orders accepted online only; no phone or text orders.
- Payment by Interac e-transfer or cash at farm gate only.
- Hatching eggs sold by pre-order, available April–June; limited quantities per breed.
- No chicks, hens, pullets, or adult birds sold; no returns accepted (biosecurity reasons).
- Incubators are not loaned out.
- Shipping within Canada via Canada Post Xpresspost only; no insurance or refunds on eggs.
- Hatch success not guaranteed due to various factors (shipping, incubation, breed).
- Regular test hatches ensure fertility; no guarantee of show quality.
- Deposits and sales are non-refundable unless order cannot be fulfilled.
- For biosecurity, pick-ups at the gate only; please do not enter farmyard.
Questions? Please email us. Thank you for supporting our family farm!
WILD ACRES PHILOSOPHY:
We improve our heritage breeds generation by generation, focusing on excellent nutrition and care. We avoid vaccines and antibiotics, strengthening immune systems through selective breeding, quality feed, and free-ranging. Our traditional, holistic approach supports healthy, resilient birds raised naturally without antibiotics or vaccines.
To improve our flocks each generation, we:
- Promote natural immunity by free-ranging in our orchard/permaculture environment.
- Introduce unrelated show-quality stock only when needed, preferring hatching eggs for biosecurity
- Quarantine birds before and after shows
- Consult regularly with our veterinarian
- Select top birds for breeding and shows over multiple generations
- Choose the largest, strongest eggs for hatching and shipping
- Follow American Poultry Association Standards and cull weak, sick, or aggressive birds
- Maintain strict biosecurity—no farm visits or tours; all sales by appointment at the gate. Biosecurity | Wild Acres
- Do not accept returns of sold birds.
- Achieve these goals without using vaccines
PERMACULTURE:
We breed healthy, productive, and beautiful birds that thrive naturally. Our developing permaculture food forest provides year-round access to fruits, berries, vegetables, herbs, grasses, and insects. This sustainable environment supports natural foraging, protects against predators and weather, and promotes overall well-being.
“Permaculture is a holistic, living-in-harmony-with-nature worldview, as well as a technical approach for how to do so. “https://modernfarmer.com/2016/04/permaculture/
NATURAL LIGHTING:
We believe in giving our poultry and waterfowl ample recovery time after breeding. That’s why they free-range most of the year in mixed flocks across our fields.
Adding artificial lighting to poultry breeding pens can alter individual behaviour, with often drastic and potentially negative effects on biological rhythms, daily activity and reproduction. Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals (nih.gov)
We avoid using artificial lighting to extend breeding seasons, as it can stress birds and harm their health. Prioritizing flock well-being over production, we limit breeding and sales of hatching eggs and chicks to spring months to ensure healthy, vital poultry.
Purchasing from us means you accept and agree to our terms and conditions.
Please read our Terms and Conditions under our Policy webpages:
Sales Policy & Ordering | Wild Acres
We rely on word of mouth and repeat customers, so we’re committed to great service and advice. If you have questions not answered on our website, please email us at info@wildacres.ca. Thank you for supporting our small family farm!
For more info and photos, visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wildacres.ca/
Please see this webpage for a Google Map and directions to our farm:
Contact | Wild Acres
Check out our Care Tips webpage and extensive Links webpage for further information on raising poultry, waterfowl, and Nubian goats.