Chicken breed
Hamburg
Small, fast and a strong flier. Silver Spangled Hamburgs lay plenty of small white eggs and would rather range than sit in a run.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of Hamburg from 4 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. Straight run starts at $6.49 (Silver Spangled Hamburg, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spangled Hamburg | 4 | 2 of 3 in stock | — | $6.49 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Valley Hatchery.
Hamburg over time
This site has read Hamburg stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird held at $6.49.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the Hamburg is like
- Egg colour
- White
- Eggs a year
- About 200 to 250
- Grown weight
- 4 lb hen, 5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Flighty
- Climate
- Cold hardy; rose comb
- Goes broody
- Rarely
- Kept for
- Egg laying
- Origin
- Netherlands and northern Germany
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.