The head of the henhouse

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Howdy! Welcome to 'The Gypsy Hen!  I am Jessica, and Gypsy Hen is my passion.  

I took an interest in breeding poultry over a decade ago, when I realized  there was something I was missing from my childhood.  Yep, You guessed it.  Chickens!!  Growing up in the Pacific Northwest of Washington State, as a little girl, one of my regular chores was to clean the chicken coop.  Although at the time I never thought the cleaning part was very fun, I did find great joy in spending time with our birds.  For the past 10 years, I have raised various different breeds of chickens, and narrowed down to a few select breeds and their varieties.  I aim to breed to the standards set forth by the American Poultry Association.

Through my years, I have worked for several large-scale commercial poultry  farms, worked in a veterinary clinic, owned a retail pet store, and raised cattle.  I am also a certified Pullorum Typhoid (PT) tester for  the state of Kansas.  For the past 20+ years, I have made my career as an OTR Truck Driver, hauling Cattle and Feed-Ingredients all over the USA.  Trucking takes its toll on a person, so in Summer 2023, I combined my original breeds and varieties (Chicken Tippin Ranch) with the Gypsy Hen lines to offer a broader selection all in one place.  Although I do still haul cattle, the next chapter of my life will be dedicated to maintaining and always improving the quality of the birds I raise and  offer.  

I am more of a behind the scenes type of person, but every egg is personal to me.  Whether it's in my incubator or yours, that little chick that hatches will always be dear to my heart, and so are all of the new friends I meet along the way.  I love helping new people start and grow in the poultry  world, as well as cheering for those who exhibit my lines in the show circuits and 4-H.

Thanks for stopping by my website and let me know if I can be of any help to you here at the Gypsy Hen!