Pip's Hatching Kits
We offer complete hatching chicks and chick/cockerel return.
Everything you need to enjoy raising your own chicks!
What we offer
Hatching Kit + chicken return service
This package includes all of the equipment you need during hatching and to raise chicks for their first 4 weeks. This package includes;
- Hire of all hatching equipment; incubator, candler, Buff Orpington hatching eggs and hygrometer.
- Hire of what you need to get your chicks started; chick pens, brooder, chick feed, feed/water bowls.
- 24/7 support and a free booklet walking you through everything you need to know.
- A return service if you wish to return cockerels, chicks or both.
Send us an email using the link below and we will give you access to our online information booklet so you can learn about the process of hatching chicks and see our FAQs.
June offers on now! Hatching kits now only £32.80
(down from £78)
Hatching Kits
We offer equipment hire of all you need to hatch chicks; an incubator, brooder, candler, Buff Orpington hatching eggs and hygrometer.
Our comprehensive booklet of all you need to know to hatch chicks is included.
Packages can be customised, for example if you already have some of the equipment.
£68 £32.80
Buff Orpington Pullets (Point of Lay) - £40 each
Sold out for 2026.
High quality Buff Orpington pullets from prizewinning stock (pictured on left).
Buff Orpington's make wonderful backyard hens.
- They are relaxed and friendly birds
- A great option for families with small children
- They are on the Rare Breed watchlist of English heritage breeds
Why Buff Orpingtons?
Buff Orpingtons have the best temperament out of the many breeds we have kept, they are laid back and cuddly which makes them very rewarding pets.
Being so laid back means they are very easy to keep in a garden, as it is very unlikely they will be energetic enough to flap onto a fence and escape. This makes them ideal backyard birds.
They produce between 200-250 eggs in their first year of laying, which is good news for your breakfast!
Founding Pip's Hatchery
Pip's Hatchery is based just outside of Boroughbridge.
We are named after one of the first three hens we ever bought; Pip, Peep, and Robbie (Gina's painting of Pip and Robbie is above). These three chickens sparked an interest in raising high quality rare breed chickens.
Fun Fact! A 'pip' is the name for the first hole a chick makes in its egg.