Please become familiar with our shipping policies.

Policies and Information

Hatching Eggs & Shipping Policy

  • We do not guarantee fertility or hatch rates for a number of factors. Mother Nature and USPS are the biggest factors ,because they influence the eggs the most.

  • We will only ship USPS on Mondays and Tuesday of the week you reserved eggs to be shipped. We do not want you to have to worry about eggs getting stuck at the Post Office over the weekend. That is why we only ship on Mondays and Tuesdays.

  • We do not replace cracked or broken eggs ,but we do our best to ensure this doesn’t happen by using foam eggs shippers.

  • We will send you tracking information the day the eggs ship.

  • We will not ship with any one other than USPS, we have had minimal issues with them as a shipper.

  • We will not send eggs that are over 5 days of age.

  • We do not know the weather on your end ,so let us know if a certain date works better for you.

  • We send hatching egg orders out according to when a spot on the list is reserved. Unless it is otherwise discussed and a shipment needs to be delayed to weather.

  • We will NOT accept orders if we feel like there is a chance that we can not produce enough eggs for your order.

    Special Notice: If a order is delayed due to inclement weather or circumstances out of our hands (Such as broody hens) we reserve the right to delay the shipment by up to 5 weeks.

Policies and Information cont.

Live Bird Shipping Policies

  • All chicks are shipped started. What does this mean? This means that your chicks will be 1-2 weeks old. We do this to ensure the chicks are strong enough to ship to you.

  • We require a 10 chick minimum ,however we can ship fewer chicks we do not recommend. Any orders less than 10 chicks will incur a $25 surcharge for heat packs and special packaging.

  • The options for shipping are in your hands if you choose to opt-in for the cheaper priority over priority express be aware that priority mail could easily take over 3 days for your new adult fowl or chicks to arrive. We strongly recommend you opt-in for the priority express shipping.

  • We do not have a live arrival guarantee, however we do combat the need for a live arrival guarantee due to the fact we do not ship during inclement weather.

  • When shipping adult birds we can fit 2 bantams per box and 1 large fowl bird. We do not ship any Large Fowl Cochin or Brahmas that are adults.

  • When shipping started chicks or adult birds we have to look at your state's requirements for allowing the birds. What does this mean? This means some states require a health certificate which will incur an additional $50 to the order. If you are curious if your state requires health certificates please email us at toptierfarms2012@gmail.com or consult the National Poultry Improvement Plan website.

  • Here is how we define the quality of birds.

    • Show Quality

      • The bird(s) has minimal defects and meet all the requirements to be shown by the APA/ABA. 

      • We do not guarantee how your show quality birds from us will place ,however we encourage you to reach out with any wins you may have.

    • Breeder Quality

      • The bird(s) has some defects ,but still meets the requirements to be shown by the APA/ABA. Note: We consider some DQ’s defects please email us at toptierfarms2012@gmail.com if you are interested in what DQ’s are considered defects.

      • The birds are what we would consider stock birds which means they have the ability to produce better birds ,but it is not guaranteed.

    • Pet Quality

      • These bird(s) have major defects as set forth by the APA/ABA. They do not meet the requirements to be shown.

      • Pet quality birds are intended to be pets or egg layers in a backyard flock. We do not consider pet quality birds for breeding ,because they typically do not have the breed specific traits they require.

  • All live birds that leave here are in good condition and free of parasites.

  • We do not take individual pictures of birds available. You may request a video of a pair or trio we have available ,however that does not mean the exact birds in the video will be the ones that are shipped.


Special Notice: If a order is delayed due to inclement weather or circumstances out of our hands (Such as broody hens) we reserve the right to delay the shipment by up to 5 weeks.